The Americas Society's Literature Department

Since 1968, the Literature program has published our renowned semi-annual literary magazine, Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, the leading English language forum for literature from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada. We supported the first English translation of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, opening a path for critically acclaimed writers from Latin America, such as Manuel Puig, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, and Mario Vargas Llosa, to reach U.S. audiences with their groundbreaking work. Each season, the Literature program also organizes a series of public programs highlighting writers and literature from the hemisphere. Photo: Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Photo by Hermance Triay). Juan Gabriel Vásquez will be in conversation with Jess Row at the Americas Society on April 24th. Don't miss it!

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Award-winning Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vásquez will speak at Americas Society about his new work.

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For the first time ever, award-winning Chilean author Isabel Allende will join Americas Society for an interview and discussion of her latest novels.

As many of you may already know, our event with Chilean author Isabel Allende on Tuesday, April 15th is sold out. However, if you still want to catch the conversation between the renowned author and the celebrated journalist Amy Goodman, tune in to the live webcast at 7:00 PM EST on the day of the event. Just click on the link above on April 15th. See you in cyberspace!

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To celebrate the wonderful Press that is Dalkey Archive, the Americas Society's Literature Department held a reading that featured Mexican author Álvaro Enrigue, Spanish author Eduardo Lago, and translators Alejandro Branger and Rowan Ricardo Phillips.

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To coax spring out of hiding, the Americas Society's Literature Department held an invigorating poetry reading featuring Peruvian poets Mariela Dreyfus and Roger Santiváñez, along with the US poet Anne Waldman and translator E.M. O'Connor.

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Mexican Vampires?

Are you a fan of #vampires and the #supernatural, but looking for something a little more stimulating than "Twilight" to read? (No offense, "Twilight" franchise.) Then check out #Dalkey Archive Press's "Vlad" by the late #Mexican #author Carlos Fuentes. The book was translated by Ethan Shaskan Bumas and Alejandro Branger, and the latter of the two will be visiting us along with other Dalkey authors for a reading on March 27th. Register now and save your seat!

¿Son "fanes" de los vampiros y lo sobrenatural pero están buscando algo para leer que es un poco más estimulante que "Twilight"? (No tenemos la intención de ofenderte, "Twilight".) Entonces, lean el libro "Vlad" de Dalkey Archive Press. El libro fue escrito por el autor mexicano Carlos Fuentos, y traducido por Ethan Shaskan Bumas y Alejandro Branger. El Sr. Branger, junto con otros autores de Dalkey, nos visitará el 27 de marzo para una lectura de sus novelas. ¡Inscríbanse ya para reservar su asiento!

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Looking for an interesting read about the Americas Society's Literature Department's hometown? Then check out Eduardo Lago's "Call Me, Brooklyn," published by Dalkey Archive Press. While the Literature Department isn't based specifically inBrooklyn, the book does feature scenes and anecdotes that take place all over New York City. Eduardo Lago, along with other authors and translators recently published by Dalkey Archive Press, will be at Americas Society/Council of the Americas on Thursday, March 27th to read selections from "Call Me, Brooklyn" and other works. Don't forget to register now and reserve your seat!

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Americas Society's Literature Department's Events!

All of our events (with the exception of two more to be posted soon) are now open for registration. Visit our events page to get started! http://www.as-coa.org/literature/events Todos nuestros eventos (menos los dos que vamos a subir pronto) están listos para que puedan inscribirse en ellos. ¡Visiten nuestra página de eventos para empezar! http://www.as-coa.org/literature/events

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Today, we'd like to share with you an interview with the authors Álvaro Enrigue and Carmen Boullosa, novelista y poeta that was produced as part of an episode of "Nueva York" through CUNY TV. Both authors have visited us before at the Americas Society, but on March 27th, Professor Enrigue will join other authors and translators published by Dalkey Archive Press to discuss his book HYPOTHERMIA (Dalkey Archive Press, 2013). If you haven't read it yet, we suggest that you do so! It's full of easy-to-read, yet enthralling "mini-novels" that will certainly turn any reader into a fan of Professor Enrigue's! 

Hoy, nos gustaría enseñarles una entrevista con los autoresÁlvaro Enrigue y Carmen Boullosa, novelista y poeta que fue producido como una parte de un capítulo de "Nueva York" por CUNY TV. Ambos autores nos han visitado antes en el Americas Society, pero el 27 de marzo, el Profesor Enrigue se juntará con otros autores y traductores que han sido publicados por Dalkey Archive Press para dar una charla sobre su libro HYPOTHERMIA (Dalkey Archive Press, 2013; Hipotermia, Anagrama 2005). Si todavía no lo han leído, ¡les sugerimos que lo hagan! Es un libro lleno de "mini-novelas" que son fáciles de leer, pero a la vez son muy cautivadores. ¡Estos cuentos, sin duda, lo convertirán a cualquier lector en un "fan" del Profesor Enrigue!

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Spring 2014 Event Registration Update

Registration will soon be open for more of our Spring 2014 events. Stay tuned! Pronto se va a poder inscribir en más de nuestros eventos de la temporada de Primavera 2014.

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In keeping with this week's "theme" of author interviews, check out this interesting, yet controversial, clip of an interview with Jorge Luis Borges and William F. Buckly Jr. on FIRING LINE. In it, Jorge Luis Borges speaks about his political views during the late 1970s, views which, some say, ended up tarnishing his reputation. What do you think? 

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Interested in philosophical works of fiction? Are you a fan of Brazilian author Clarice Lispector? Then you will definitely enjoy this interview with Clarice Lispector (São Paolo, Brazil 1977), one of the only interviews recorded with the author before her untimely death in 1977. Also, be sure to check out five new translations by New Directions Publishing of some of her most important works. If you like, you can even check out some pictures from our celebration event with New Directions Publishing in our Facebook album called "Clarice Lispector: Celebrating Five New Translations." Enjoy!

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Just to give you guys another reason why you should come to our first event on March 21st, here we have a YouTube clip of Roger Santiváñez. In the clip, the poet recites his poem "El chico que se declaraba con la mirada." (This clip is only available in Spanish.) Enjoy, and don't forget to register for the event!

Para darles otra razón por la cual deben venir a nuestro primer evento el 21 de marzo, acá tenemos un clip de Roger Santiváñez. En el clip, el poeta recita su poema "El chico que se declaraba con la mirada." Que lo disfruten, y que no se olviden inscribirse en el evento!

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Stay Warm!

Stay warm today by curling up in your favorite chair with a blanket, a cup of your hot beverage of choice, and a good book! May we suggest Hypothermia (How appropriate!) by Álvaro Enrigue. He, along with other wonderful writers and translators from Dalkey Archive Press, will be reading at the Americas Society on March 27th!

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Here at the Americas Society's Literature Department, we're all getting pretty excited about our upcoming events this season. To help get you all "in the mood," here's a YouTube video clip of Anne Waldman, one of our participants for our first event on March 21st, performing "Fossil Fuel" with Ambrose Bye in Milan. Enjoy!

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Registration is now open for our first two events of the Spring 2014 Literature season: "Peru's Underground/American Avant-Garde: Kloaka and the Beat Generation" and "Dalkey Archive Press: A Reading and Celebration." Check out our event page for more information on the events and how to register.

Ahora se puede inscribir en nuestros primeros dos eventos de la temporada: "Peru's Underground/American Avant-Garde: Kloaka and the Beat Generation" and "Dalkey Archive Press: A Reading and Celebration." Visiten nuestra página de eventos para más información sobre los eventos y cómo inscribirse.

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Keep checking our events page (on our official web page); registration will be open shortly for our first two events! Sigan chequeando nuestra página de eventos (en nuestra página web oficial); ¡pronto van a poder inscribirse en nuestros primeros dos eventos!

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News from the Lit Department!

Aaaand, we're back! We hope that everyone had a nice and enjoyable start to the new year. Get ready for some cool stuff coming your way from the Americas Society's Literature Department, and mark your calendars! Our first event is on March 21st. See you then! Y, ¡regresamos! Esperamos que hayan comienzado el año nuevo bien. Prepárense para más noticias del Americas Society's Literature Department, y ¡marquen la fecha en sus calendarios! Nuestro primer evento de la temporada será el 21 de marzo. ¡Nos vemos entonces!