Thursday, January 18, 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Grinter Hall, Rm. 376
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- 25 January: Daniel Rodríguez Barrón (Mexico) La soledad de los animales, a wonderful and hilarious anarcho-eco-activist novel. Great for those interested in ecology and environmentalism.
- 8 February: Alejandra Costamagna (Chile), Imposible salir de la tierra, an anthology of short stories by one of the best short story writers in Spanish. As an anthology, it may have a short story or two for any interest.
- 22 February: Mario Martz (Nicaragua), Los jóvenes no pueden volver a casa, a heartbreaking short stories collection about being young in Nicaragua after the Sandinist Revolution. Great for those interested in Latin American politics.
- 7 March: Luis Carlos Barragán (Colombia), Parásitos perfectos, a marvelous sci-fi short stories collection on Latin American societies and ecological collapse. Great for those interested in Politics and Environment.
- 21 March: Yolanda Arroyo (Puerto Rico), Golpes de gracia, an anthology of afrofuturistic short stories by one of the best authors of the genre.
- 4 April: Florentino Solano (Tu’un Savi, Mexico), Tákúu ndi’i tachi si’í yu / Todas las voces de mi madre, a bilingual poetry collection awarded with the Premio Netzahualcóyotl de Literatura 2022 for Mexican Languages, ideal for those interested in Social Studies.
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This is a great opportunity to practice Spanish, engage with thought-provoking and entertaining modern Latin American literature, and even talk to the authors behind the works!
Sessions co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and La Casita