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El arte de la resurrecction (The Art of the Resurrection) by Hernan Rivera...
El arte de la resurrecction (The Art of the Resurrection) Hernan Rivera Letelier Alfaguara, 2010 254 pg Hernan Rivera Letelier’s El arte de la resurrecction is a novelization of the life of a Chilean...
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Ebooks as a Bridge to Latin America at Publishing Perspectives
Lucas Lyndes the editor of Ox and Pigeon press has an article in Publishing Perspectives about how ebooks can make it easier for Spanish speakers as well as English speakers to have access to works...
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Short Story Collection from José Hierro Reviewed by Fernando Valls
Fernando Valls writing in El Pais has a review of a new collection of short stories from the mid century Spanish writer José Hierro. He’s someone I’m not familiar with and was interested to hear about...
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August Words Without Borders Brazil Out now
The August Words Without Borders featuring Brazil is out now. This month we’re presenting writing from Brazil, with authors going beyond bossa nova and the beach to present new perspectives on this...
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Alejandro Zambra Interviewed in El Pais
El Pais has a decent length interview with Alejandro Zambra. It is worth checking out to get a sense of what animates his writing. —Sí, claro. De ser un niño muy teórico e inteligentoso, la literatura...
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Two or Three Years Later: Forty-Nine Digressions by Ror Wolf – A Review
Two or Three Years Later: Forty-Nine Digressions Ror Wolf Open Letter, 2013, pg 142 It would be easy to characterize Two or Three Years Later: Forty-Nine Digressions as a collection of short stories....
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Under This Terrible Sun by Carlos Busqued – A Review
Under This Terrible Sun Carlos Busqued Translated by Megan McDowell Frisch & Co. Electronic Books, Inc., 2013, pg 191 Carlos Busqued’s Under This Terrible Sun is a dark and at times disturbing book...
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Juan Rulfo’s Short Stories Profiled at the Guardian
The Guardian has a very good appreciation and introduction to the stories of Juan Rulfo that is worth a read. At the turn of the millennium, the Uruguayan daily El País asked writers and critics to...
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September Words Without Borders Out Now
The September Words Without Borders is out now, featuring the black market. This month we’re covering black markets: those underground exchanges of contraband that power parallel economies throughout...
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Conversation with Ana Maria Matute at El Pais
I’m getting back from vacation and finally catching up on some items that caught my attention, even if they seem a while ago. El Pais had an interview with Ana Maria Matute sometime ago. Rather odd in...
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The Short Stories of Sergio Chejfec and at César Aira Eterna Cadencia
The blog Eterna Cadencia had an interesting post over two collections of short stories from Sobre Modo linterna, de Sergio Chejfec, y Relatos reunidos, de César Aira. En Modo linterna, Sergio Chejfec...
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Mario Vargas Llosa Has a New Book
Mario Vargas Llosa has a new book and was the occasion of a series of articles and videos in El Pais this week. There is a lengthy profile, although if you know his story it isn’t that ground breaking....
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Lucía Puenzo (Granta in Spanish under 40) Profiled in El Pais
Lucía Puenzo, one of the Granta in Spanish under 40, was profiled in El Pais last weekend. If you have read that edition of Granta you should take a look at this article. The writer points out that her...
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The Quarterly Conversation – Issue 33 – Fall 2013 – Out Now
The Quarterly Conversation – Issue 33 – Fall 2013 is out now with an always interesting mix of articles. These are the ones that caught my eye: A Library of Unlimited English Books By Morten Høi Jensen...
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Las mil y una historias de Pericón de Cádiz (The Thousand and One Stories of...
Las mil y una historias de Pericón de Cádiz (A Thousand and One Stories of Pericón de Cádiz) José Luis Ortiz Nuevo Barataria, 2008, pg 270 Pericón de Cádiz (1901-1980) was a flamenco singer from Cadiz....
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Literary Map of the Pinochet Coup
On the 40th anniversary of the Chilean coup by Pinochet El Pais ran a literary history of it. It is a long article with plenty of names and worth a perusal. Quien mejor abordó el horror que de...
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The Three Percent Translation Database for 2013 is Up
I’ve always found the Three Percent Translation Database fascinating and a great resource for what is coming out in English for the year. Perusing the list is always an interesting and daunting thing...
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60 Years of The Burning Plain by Juan Rulfo
El Pais reminded me that it has been 60 years since The Burning Plain (El llano en llamas) was published If you have not yet read Juan Rulfo’s collection of short stories (or his novel Pedro Parama) it...
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Interview with Andrés Neuman at Revista de Letras
There is a short but interesting review with Andrés Neuman, a favorite of this blog, that is worth a read over at Revista de Letras: Su primera novela, Bariloche (1999), publicada cuando contaba 22...
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A Short Tale of Shame by Angel Igov – A Review
A Short Tale of Shame Angel Igov Open Letter, 2013 pg 145 Angel Igov is a young Bulgarian writer and is a recent winner of the Contemporary Bulgarian Writers Contest. A Short Tale of Shame follows four...
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