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Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith presents: Gabriela Alemán in conversation with translator Dick Cluster for POSO WELLS
Celebrated Ecuadorian author Gabriela Alemán’s first work to appear in English: a noir, feminist eco-thriller in which venally corrupt politicians and greedy land speculators finally get their just comeuppance. Read an excerpt of Poso Wells at Words Without Borders. “Poso Wells is ironic, audacious, and fierce. But what is it, exactly? A satire? A scifi novel? A […]
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