Blogs about: Jorge Volpi
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Vindication: The NY Times Doesn't Like Season of Ash Either
Perhaps I’m being a little snarky, but when you write a negative review and NPR and the like says it is one of the best translated books of the year, you might feel a little annoyed. But now Sco… more →
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Toward a Coherent Vision of the 20th Century—Or, Why Jorge Volpi Is My New Favorite Novelist
wrote 1 day ago: Season of Ash by Jorge Volpi (translated by Alfred MacAdam) Open Letter / University of Rochester Pr … more →
Mexico: a different reelection proposal
wrote 1 week ago: Interesting, Mexico’s president Felipe Calderón’s proposal for reelection. When I first … more →
Vindication: The NY Times Doesn't Like Season of Ash Either
wrote 1 week ago: Perhaps I’m being a little snarky, but when you write a negative review and NPR and the like s … more →
Season of Ash Review Available at The Quarterly Conversation
wrote 3 weeks ago: My review of Jorge Volpi’s Season of Ash is now available at the Quarterly Conversation. I wro … more →
Jorge Volpi enlightens debates
wrote 3 weeks ago: Jorge Volpi / DR Reading Jorge Volpi is always a refined pleasure. The Mexican writer has a very luc … more →
Book 946 Jorge Volpi - In Search of Klingsor
wrote 1 month ago: One of the greatest feelings has got to be reading a book that obsesses you and make you pond … more →
Volpi: The Future of Latin American Fiction
wrote 1 month ago: Three Percent, a website based out of the University of Rochester dedicated to the dissemination of … more →
Jorge Volpi on the Latin American Noir and Drug Novel
wrote 1 month ago: In part five of Jorge Volpi’s excellent lecture on Latin American writing he delves into the w … more →
Jorge Volpi - the Historical Novel in Latin America
wrote 1 month ago: In part four of Three Percent’s talk from Jorge Volpi, Volpi discusses recent historical novel … more →
Jorge Volpi on Bolaño and American Literary Reaction
wrote 1 month ago: Three Percent continues its serialization of Jorge Volpi’s comments on Latin American literatu … more →
Latin American Literature Does Not Exist Anymore - Jorge Volpi
wrote 1 month ago: Three Percent posted part two of Jorge Volpi’s thoughts on Latin American Literature, or perha … more →
Jorge Volpi on Latin American Literature
wrote 1 month ago: Three Percent is serializing an excellent lecture by Jorge Volpi about Latin American Literature. In … more →
Season of Ash by Jorge Volpi - The Briefest Review
wrote 2 months ago: I just finished writing a review of Season of Ash for the Quarterly Conversation. I won’t say … more →
Jorge Volpi Wins the Debate-Casa de América Prize
wrote 6 months ago: El País reports that Jorge Volpi won the Debate-Casa de América prize for his work El insomnio de Bo … more →
Homenaje en el Auditorio
wrote 1 year ago: ‘Permaneces allí, olvidado de los papeles amarillos, de tus propias cuartillas anotadas, pensa … more →
¿Para qué sirve la literatura? (I/III)
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wrote 1 year ago: La primera entrevista que hice a un escritor fue a Andrés Rivera. Yo acababa de leer La Revolución e … more →
JORGE VOLPI: Perder los papeles
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wrote 1 year ago: A fines de los noventa, mientras preparaba mi doctorado en Salamanca, descubrí que era latinoamerica … more →
"Mexico Unmasked" (Writers & Company)
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wrote 1 year ago: Since mid-April, Eleanor Wachtel has been hosting a series of interviews with Mexican writers on her … more →
