Latin American Literature
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February 28, 2022 |
“Literature was a vast minefield occupied by enemies,” Roberto Bolaño, who enjoyed accruing enemies in the pantheon of Latin American letters, writes in the short story “Meeting with Enrique Lihn” (... -
January 6, 2021 |
Photo by Matt Artz / Unsplash I write with words that have shadow but don’t shelter no sooner do I start this page insomnia burns it not the words but what they consume is what reality start... -
June 8, 2020 |
Photo: Quentin Lagache / Unsplash In this story of lengthy quarantine due to an unnamed virus, a woman sneaks into the mountain to collect ferns—many ferns. Simultaneously evoking life und... -
February 13, 2020 |
Pachamama / Pichincha / Photo by Scipio Rocío Durán-Barba / Photo by Stephen Carls Rocío Durán-Barba is one of the most important voices of Latin American literature today. The author of mo... -
January 31, 2017 |
For the past decade, World Literature Today has been proud to collaborate with Beijing Normal University to bring out an annual Chinese edition of the magazine as well as a biannual journal... -
November 28, 2016 |
Jorge Edwards. Photo: Miguel Lucena, Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos (Madrid, Spain) Jorge Edwards (b. 1931, Santiago de Chile) has had one of the more extensive careers of Latin American writer... -
May 25, 2016 |
Mario Vargas Llosa / Courtesy of Expansión To celebrate the eightieth birthday of 2004 Neustadt Prize nominee and 1977 Puterbaugh Fellow Mari... -
January 22, 2016 |
News, Reviews, and Interviews We’re sad to report that Mexican Amercian poet Francisco X. Alarcón died of cancer last week. His poetry explored Chicano life in the US. He contributed a poem to WL... -
May 29, 2015 |
News, Reviews, and Interviews The 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature finalists were announced tonight! Congrats to Can Xue, Caryl Churchill, Carolyn Forché, Aminatta Forna, Ann-Marie Mac...
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