Award-winning author Yuri Herrera will discuss his novel, "Signs Preceding the End of the World," followed by Q&A and a reception.
The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program at UA will host Yuri Herrera, author of award-winning novel “Signs Preceding the End of the World.” Signs Preceding the End of the World is one of the most arresting novels to be published in Spanish in the last ten years. 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 USA carrying a pair of secret messages – one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld. The novel won the Best Translated Book Award in 2016. This event will include a discussion and reception. In the Gorgas Library CAMELLIA ROOM in honor of Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month.
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