Three Poems
Tres poemas
RES NULLIUS Those who alleged a marked distinction between life and death were wrong; in fact, I’ve been hauling molecules around for forty years that, in isolation, are far older…
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Reading Carlos Slim. A look inside the library of one of the richest men in the world
A few weeks ago, during a series of interviews, business mogul Carlos Slim Helú allowed Mexican essayist Diego Enrique Osorno access to one of his favorite places: his library. For…
MARTÍN LUIS GUZMÁN and the paradox of random violence
The general sentiment shared by most Mexican writers today is one of perplexed outrage. All too aware that criminal violence has taken on a terrible randomness and that simply choosing…
Memories That Burned Me
La memoria en donde ardía
Translated by Tanya Huntington. For Daniel Drubach. Is it possible that what we have forgotten wields a greater influence over us than what we are able to recall? I lifted…
Mexico City: The End is Near
Years ago, my fiancé from Mexico accompanied me on a road trip to explore my remote origins in the heartland of the United States. As we drove along the interstate,…
The Road to Cambridge
El camino de Cambridge
English translation by Tanya Huntington After resigning as Ambassador to India in protest of the military repression of university students that took place on October 2, 1968 in Tlatelolco Square,…
Three Poems by Silvia Eugenia Castillero
Tres poemas de Silvia Eugenia Castillero
Tsunami It was a small world, rain vaporizing inside my nostrils, my half-open eyes exposed to the splintered elements. Then came the avalanche of forceful debris, debris? aggression? A violent…
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…
The Natural Route (Fragments)
La ruta natural (fragmentos)
Translated by Tanya Huntington Just as Leopardi associates poetics with vagueness, imprecision, or the effect of the real passed through the sieve of memory, Valéry warns us in a famous…
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…
Neuropsiquiatría y creación (para llegar a Oliver Sacks)
Antes que nada, Jesús, gracias por charlar con Literal sobre la neuropsiquiatría, donde la realidad tal y como la perciben unos cuantos supera la ficción. Al contrario, gracias a…
Mexico As Seen From Mexico
Translated by Tanya Huntington In Battles in the Desert, one of the best novels about growing up in my country and beyond a doubt, one of the most widely read…