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Review: Cars on Fire by Mónica Ramón Ríos

April 26, 2021

Megin Jiménez

TRANSLATED BY ROBIN MYERS (Rochester, NY: Open Letter Books, 2020) “My pen is also a gun that wants to blow up the monovocal, monotonous realities imposed on us by capitalism. I don’t think it’s worth living a life like that; … Continued

Review: Garden By The Sea by Mercé Rodoreda

November 2, 2020

Elizabeth Jaeger

Translated from Catalan Maruxa Relaño and Martha Tennent (Rochester, NY: Open Letter, 2020) The rich have no concern for the poor. Or rather they live in their gilded mansions, eating expensive food, buying designer clothes, and traveling to exotic places, while … Continued

A Review of Camellia Street by Mercè Rodoreda

February 18, 2019

Gloria Beth Amodeo

Translated from Catalan by David Rosenthal (Rochester, NY: Open Letter Books, 2018) Cecilia C is found on the street as a baby and pointed towards the only splendor in her situation. The gentleman who adopts her lifts her into his … Continued

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