The Hay 30 – Mariana ENRÍQUEZ

Dos reputadas autoras conversan con la escritora y académica Magali Velasco sobre sus últimas colecciones de narrativa. Mariana Enríquez, autora argentina cuyo último libro de cuentos, Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego, ha sido traducido a más de veinte idiomas, es además periodista y editora. Gabriela Jauregui (México), autora de La memoria de las cosas, compilación de relatos publicada en 2015, también trabaja como editora y escribe crítica de arte.

Lecturas de prosa y poesía pensadas como pequeños homenajes a los héroes literarios de algunos de los invitados del festival. Con Martha Favila (México), Gabriela Jauregui (México), Carolina Sanín (Colombia), Juan Cárdenas (Colombia), Mariana Enríquez (Argentina), Martín Kohan (Argentina), Rodrigo Blanco Calderón (Venezuela) y Gabriela Ybarra (España). Evento moderado por Ricardo García Mainou.

Thrilling and terrifying, The Things We Lost in the Fire takes the reader into Enriquez’s world of Argentine Gothic: of sharp-toothed children, of women racked by desire, of demons who lurk beneath the river, of stolen skulls and secrets half-buried under Argentina’s terrible dictatorship. McInerney follows her Baileys Prize-winning debut The Glorious Heresies with The Blood Miracles. The novel is set again in Cork with her vital, brilliant language and storytelling playing out the life and misdemeanours of Ryan Cusack.

Argentine author Mariana Enriquez discusses her latest work and the haunting themes that permeate her writing. Moderated by bestselling author and journalist Sarah Hepola, this conversation will delve into Enriquez's new book, A Sunny Place for Shady People, along with her celebrated collections Things We Lost in the Fire and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Enriquez is known for her ability to weave horror and the supernatural with the stark realities of contemporary Argentine life. Her stories explore violence, death, and the dark undercurrents of society, offering readers a unique blend of literary horror and social commentary. In A Sunny Place for Shady People, she continues to push the boundaries of genre, and this conversation will offer insights into her creative process and the themes that drive her work.

Sarah Hepola, whose memoir Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget became a New York Times bestseller, will guide the discussion. With her experience in tackling complex and personal subjects, she is the perfect moderator to explore the depths of Enriquez's dark and enthralling literary world.

This event is a must for fans of literary horror, those curious about contemporary Latin American fiction, and anyone interested in how stories can reflect and distort the realities we live in.

Simultaneous interpretation from Spanish to English available