Megan McDowell
Megan McDowell is the recipient of a 2020 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among other awards, and has been short- or longlisted four times for the International Booker Prize. Her most recent translated books is Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. She lives in Santiago, Chile
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Publications
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Fiction | Issue 162
This Is as Far as We Come
Carlos Fonseca
‘Those men and women don’t want rubber. They are after something more ethereal but fearsome: the conversion of souls.’
Fiction by Carlos Fonseca, translated by Megan McDowell.
Essays & Memoir | Issue 159
Blue-Eyed Muggers
Alejandro Zambra
‘At every protest, when it was time to yell at the cops, I remembered my father and felt a turbulent emotion.’
Memoir by Alejandro Zambra on his father and his son.
Fiction | Issue 155
Buda Flaite
Paulina Flores
‘And there was our protagonist, ambling along through Reyes Park with unhurried steps, but still never losing that fixa.’
Fiction by Paulina Flores, translated by Megan McDowell.
Fiction | Issue 155
Ruins in Reverse
Carlos Fonseca
‘I couldn’t remember the dates, so anything was possible.’
Fiction by Carlos Fonseca, translated by Megan McDowell.
Fiction | Issue 155
A Story of the Sea
Diego Zúñiga
‘That was the big news: Tani’s grandson was debuting.’
Fiction by Diego Zúñiga, translated by Megan McDowell.
Fiction | Issue 134
Reading Comprehension: Text No. 2
Alejandro Zambra
‘Which of the following famous phrases best reflects the meaning of the text?’
Fiction | Issue 134
The Intoxicated Years
Mariana Enríquez
‘They cried as if they weren’t to blame for any of it. We hated innocent people.’
Essays & Memoir | Issue 134
Searching for Pavese
Alejandro Zambra
‘Something’s gone awry with this article. My intention was to remember, in his birthplace, a writer I admire, and it’s clear that my admiration has waned.’
Fiction | Issue 113
Ways of Going Home
Alejandro Zambra
‘It was hard for me to understand how someone could live alone.’