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thepavand's review
This one was tough. It seems like Latin Americans experiment at a far greater magnitude with the story form than the rest of the literary world, and I was not prepared. Short stories are a lot more challenging to read (and maybe to write well) than novels in general, but the payoff is also outsized when one hits you. It's like how some photographs stay with you a lot longer than whole movies. There are some 35 stories in this book, and I've like probably 5-6. But the rest mostly went over my head. Latin American fiction seems to be a space that I should explore more carefully, treading with guidance, equipping myself with more tools before I can allow myself to be lost like this in an alien wilderness.
P.S.: Latin American literature also seems to be a good place to find oneself if living in these bleak times, with fascist regimes seeming interminable. They have gone through this and worse and have given us their experiences of trauma, that I've found valuable, in some of these stories.
P.S.: Latin American literature also seems to be a good place to find oneself if living in these bleak times, with fascist regimes seeming interminable. They have gone through this and worse and have given us their experiences of trauma, that I've found valuable, in some of these stories.
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