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Writing Life: On Essays with Isabel Zapata and Alejandra Oliva

  • Pilsen Community Books 1102 West 18th Street Chicago, IL, 60608 United States (map)

Free (donations welcome) / Entrada libre (aceptamos sus donaciones)

Masks are required for audience members.

Live audio interpretation from English to Spanish via your smartphone and headphones courtesy of Interprenet. / Interpretación de audio en vivo de inglés al español a través de tu smartphone y audífonos, cortesía de Interprenet.

At this program, enjoy a sampling of various Mezcal Amarás products. Mezcal Amarás is 100% handmade and organic, sustainable and conscious, to share the passion and devotion towards the roots of Mexico with the whole world.

Writing Life: On Essays with Isabel Zapata and Alejandra Oliva

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W 18th St

Join Lit & Luz for a conversation with Mexico City-based author Isabel Zapata (Mexico City), In vitro (Almadía) [In Vitro: On Longing and Transformation translated by Robin Myers, (Coffee House Press, 2023)] and Chicagoan Alejandra Oliva, Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration (Astra House, 2023) for a conversation on memoir writing, publishing and translation, and much more. Moderated by Contratiempo’s Stephanie Manriquez.

Acompaña a Lit & Luz en una conversación con la escritora nacida y radicada en la Ciudad de México, Isabel Zapata, autora de In Vitro (Almadía) [In Vitro: On Longing and Transformation traducido por Robin Myers, (Coffee House Press, 2023)] y la escritora de Chicago Alejandra Oliva, autora de Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration (Astra House, 2023), donde tocarán temas como la escritura de memorias, el trabajo editorial. la traducción y mucho más. Moderado por Stephanie Manriquez de Contratiempo.

In partnership with Pilsen Community Books, Loyola University Chicago, and UNAM Chicago

 

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