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Alberto Chimal: Manos de Lumbre

Of the stories in Manos de lumbre, Jean-Paul Sartre’s words ring true: “There is no need for red-hot pokers. Hell is other people!” A writer who practices literary plagiarism, an obsessive woman buried under misunderstood motherhood and a sick woman facing the trance of choosing figure among the characters of Alberto Chimal. They live with their own hell, dissimulation, manipulation and uncertainty. Chimal ignites a prose that emphasizes the nuances of fantasy, that always explores limits. This literature mixes gambling with hypnosis, drawing in the reader—and possibly burning them. In his words, he seeks out a fantastic imagination that has the virtue of observing objective reality, emphasizing many aspects of existence that, perhaps, could not have been highlighted in other writing styles.

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Ángel Arellano (Coordinator): Florecer lejos de casa, testimonios de la diáspora venezolana

Florecer lejos de casa, testimonios de la diáspora venezolana narrates the true stories of fourteen journalists and writers that had to emigrate from Venezuela due to the social, economic, and political crisis. The severe humanitarian crisis that Venezuelans live has caused millions of people to cross borders in search of o

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