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This episode explores contemporary Latin American literature with a focus on diverse voices and genres.

In this episode of Fully Lit , recorded live at the Addison Road Writers’ Festival, we explore the richness and diversity of contemporary Latin American literature. Writer Yumna Kassab joins Uruguayan author and translator Rosario Lázaro Igoa in conversation with literary translator Chris Andrews to discuss the writers, genres and ideas shaping Latin American literature today. Moving beyond the literary Boom of the 1960s and 70s, they reflect on the work of contemporary writers including Mariana Enríquez, Samanta Schweblin, Guadalupe Nettel and Nona Fernández, and consider the growing visibility of women writers in translation. The conversation ranges across horror, short fiction, essays and crónicas , while also exploring the enduring influence of writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Clarice Lispector, Felisberto Hernández and Horacio Quiroga. Along the way, they discuss translation, experimentation, literary form and what makes Latin American literature so exciting for readers and writers alike. Voices Yumna Kassab is a writer whose fiction explores memory, migration, identity and the complexities of human connection. Rosario Lázaro Igoa is a Uruguayan, novelist, essayist, and…

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