Presidential Fiction
Would citizens in the United States consider casting a vote for the author of their favorite novel during next year’s presidential election? Because their neighbors in Latin America have a…
Tanya Huntington
Constellations of Reading
Something mortifying has reared its ugly head on our social networks: spring cleaning. Friends of mine have actually taken to boasting about their perfectly groomed bookshelves online. “It’s only been…
An Author’s Rights.
"You are the books you have read, the paintings you have seen, the music heard and then forgotten, the streets explored. You are your childhood, your family, selected friends, a…
A Yanqui in Havana
When I learned the US was relaxing travel restrictions to Cuba, I couldn’t help but recall one of many jokes that were making the rounds on the island when I…
Elegía con epílogo
Autor: Carlos Azar Manzur Título: El círculo de la presencia. Poemario en dos actos y un epílogo a la muerte de mi padre Editorial: Elefanta, México Año: 2014 Más allá de…
Can You Keep a Secret? Well, Translators Can’t
In fact, that is pretty much what we do: take the best-kept secrets of a literary tradition and reveal them to readers of other languages –generally, our own native tongues.…
Un Rimbaud, un Wittgenstein, un Duchamp: Ulises Carrión
¿Cuál es la relevancia de Ulises Carrión para la poesía mexicana contemporánea? Diría primero que tenemos que indagar sobre quién fue el “desconocido más famoso de México”, como lo llama…
Pitol Is and Is Not Mexican: About El mago de Viena
Up until recently Sergio Pitol (Puebla, 1933) was one of the best-kept secrets in Mexican literature. However, the recent announcement that he has been awarded the Premio Cervantes—perhaps the most…