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Las ideas no se matan: reflexiones sobre la literatura latinoamericana I - La ‘espectralidad’ de la imagen y el arte del negativo
In the first instalment of her column Izzie Hackett explores the spectral undertones of Juan Rulfo’s Mexico by looking at the author’s photography and its relationship to the novel Pedro Páramo.
From Queens’ to La Reina del Plata: Chapter 1
Rosie Aylard’s first column explores her work as a teaching assistant in one of Argentina’s elite schools. Her students are itching to get out but she’s only just arrived.
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