Signs preceding the end of the world
"Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. Traversing this lonely...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
London ; New York :
& Other Stories,
2015.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | "Yuri Herrera does not simply write about the border between Mexico and the United States and those who cross it. He explores the crossings and translations people make in their minds and language as they move from one country to another, especially when there's no going back. Traversing this lonely territory is Makina, a young woman who knows only too well how to survive in a violent, macho world. Leaving behind her life in Mexico to search for her brother, she is smuggled into the US carrying a pair of secret messages--one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld"--Publisher's description. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Translated from Spanish. |
| Physical Description: | 114 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781908276421 |
| Author Notes: | Signs Preceding the End of the World, is his first novel in English. He and translator Lisa Dillman won the Best Translated Book Award 2016 from the University of Rochester's Three Percent blog and funded by Amazon's literary partnerships program. His latest work includes The Transmigration of Bodies (July 2016). (Bowker Author Biography) |
