“The Truce” by Mario Benedetti
The Truce by Mario Benedetti translated from the Spanish by Harry Morales 192 pgs. | pb | 9780141396859 | £8.99 Penguin Modern Classics Reviewed by Arianna Aron Mario Benedetti (1920-2009), UruguayÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s most beloved writer, was a man who loved to bend the rules. He gave his haikus as many syllables as fit ...
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“Kingdom Cons” by Yuri Herrera
Kingdom Cons by Yuri Herrera translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman 220 pgs. | pb | 9781908276926 | $13.95 And Other Stories Reviewed by Sarah Booker Yuri Herrera is overwhelming in the way that he sucks readers into his worlds, transporting them to a borderland that is at once mythical in its ...
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Another take on “The Invented Part” by Rodrigo Fresán
The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresán translated from the Spanish by Will Vanderhyden 552 pgs. | pb | 9781940953564 | $18.95 Open Letter Books Reviewed by Tiffany Nichols Imagine reading a work that suddenly and very accurately calls out you, the reader, for not providing your full attention to the act of ...
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A Simple Story: The Last Malambo
Leila GuerrieroÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s A Simple Story: The Last Malambo chronicles the unique ferocity of a national dance competition in Argentina. The dance, called the malambo, pushes the physical and mental limits of male competitors striving to become champions of not only the historical craft of the dance, but for their families and ...
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“Thus Bad Begins” by Javier MarÃas
Thus Bad Begins by Javier MarÃas translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa 464 pgs. | pb |9781101911914 | $16.95 Knopf Reviewed by Kristel Thornell Following The Infatuations, Javier MarÃasÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s latest novel seems, like those that have preceded it, an experiment to test fictionÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s ...
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La paz de los vencidos
Jorge Eduardo BenavidesÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™ novel La paz de los vencidos (The Peace of the Defeated) takes the form of a diary written by a nameless Peruvian thirty-something intellectual slumming it in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in SpainÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Canary Islands. Recently relocated to Santa Cruz from La Laguna, our lonely diarist supports his frugal ...
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Latest review: "La paz de los vencidos" by Jorge Eduardo Benavides
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Brendan Riley on La paz de los vencidos by Jorge Eduardo Benavides, published in 2014 by Nocturna Ediciones. Here’s the beginning of Brendan’s reviewÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”which is long overdue in being posted, for which I apologizeÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½”and which can be seen over at New Spanish Books ...
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