Fernanda Melchor
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1982, Fernanda Melchor is widely recognized as one of the most exciting new voices of Mexican literature. Hurricane Season was shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize and longlisted for the National Book Award. Paradais, her second novel to appear in English, was longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.
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Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
The House on El Estero
Fernanda Melchor
‘The girl vomited with rage as Jorge recited the prayer. She struggled and squirmed, kicked and spat.’
A story by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes.
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Confusion of Tongues
Fernanda Melchor
‘For a long time I avoided saying his name.’
In Conversation | The Online Edition
In Conversation
Fernanda Melchor & Sophie Hughes
‘It’s easy to forget the power of words in an era ruled by profuse, beautiful and entrancing images.’
