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Mexican literature for today

12/2/2019

 
Mexico has long been one of the most influential sources for Spanish-language literature. Just one recent example is Guillermo Arriaga’s 2016 novel El salvaje, which I’m halfway through as I write these words.

​The upcoming holiday period means both students asking me about books to read during vacation and others seeking gift ideas. Helpfully, Spanish newspaper El País has provided us a list of some Mexican authors and their books which have recently garnered some notoriety.

​Here it is:

Literatura mexicana a ras de suelo

Un road trip para enterrar a un santo poeta, otro viaje siguiendo las huellas de niños migrantes, la historia criminal de una mina, la asfixia tras un familiar desaparecido, crónicas desde el yo y personajes al límite. Los materiales de no ficción atraviesan las novedades editoriales mexicanas y despiertan preguntas antiguas que vuelven a saltar con fuerza.


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