When I first saw this book, I was really intrigued by the title. David Lida called it “First stop in the New World, Mexico City: the capital of the 21st century”. It is not exactly what is generally said about Mexico City. But the author not only says this because he calls Mexico City “his hometown”, he also has some arguments… Continue reading
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Latin America today and tomorrow
I already talked about Jorge Volpi. The questions he answered in a chat with the readers of El Pais were quite promising on the quality of his latest essay on Latin America, El insomnio de Bolivar (just in Spanish for the moment). This book has been awarded with the Prize of Debate Casa de América. I got it and was not disappointed. In a very clear way, the Mexican writer raises the question of Latin American identity nowadays. Continue reading
“The uncertainty of who we are”
In his latest book, Chilean author Luis Sepulveda stages three old men who try to revive their revolutionary past with an ultimate blow. I had the opportunity to interview him and I must confess it was a great moment for me. Continue reading