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Death at Their Heels
The beautiful desperation of a writer confronting his own mortality. Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas. Photo: flickr user Cristee Dickson. I’ve recently reread the book Viaje a La Habana (Trip to Havana)...
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The 2012 Prize for Discord
A Peruvian writer convicted of plagiarism wins Latin America’s most prestigious award. Alfredo Bryce Echenique. Photo: Casa de América, Flickr The Guadalajara International Book Fair’s selection of...
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The Crisis of Writer’s Block
The return of Liliana Heker after 10 years of writer’s block. Liliana Heker with other Argentinian writers in 2004. Liliana is at the bottom right. Photo: Casa de América. A few days ago, I watched a...
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Posthumous Controversies
Even in death, some writers can’t avoid trouble. The centennial of Camus birth will be November 7, 2013. Photo: Robert Edwards. Creative Commons Controversy hounds some writers for many years,...
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Latin American Writers and the Crisis in Spain
Madrid and Barcelona are currently the epicenters of literature in Spanish, but Spain’s economic crisis puts that position—and all literature in Spanish—into question. Nobel laureate and poet Octavio...
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Latin American Writers and the Crisis in Spain Pt. 2
Part Two of a column on the future of literature in Spanish and Spain’s literary market. The Instituto Cervantes, a non-profit organization in Madrid, promotes the study of Spanish literature and...
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Guatemala: From an Overturned Conviction to a Surprising Extradition
Two trials that have put Guatemala on the front page of international news. Protest against General Efraín Ríos Montt, former de facto president of Guatemala, who was recently tried on charges of...
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El Salvador: The Conference and the Bubble
Why did mainstream Salvadorian media ignore a distinguished journalist conference? Seymour Hersh, a 'living legend' in American journalism. Photo: Campus Progress via Flickr. On May 18, an event was...
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