Sophie Hughes

Sophie Hughes has translated writers such as Alia Trabucco Zerán, Laia Jufresa, Rodrigo Hasbún, Enrique Vila-Matas and José Revueltas. She has been shortlisted twice for the International Booker Prize, most recently in 2020 for Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season.

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Fiction | The Online Edition

Perfection

Vincenzo Latronico

‘They couldn’t put their finger on exactly what it was they craved, but they knew it was very different to what they had.’

Fiction by Vincenzo Latronico, translated by Sophie Hughes.

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.