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“Swamp”: A Historical Novel Full of Symbolism, Metaphor

By: Toby LeBlanc November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

ReviewsFiction, Graywolf Press, Lisa Dillman, Novel, Season of the Swamp, Translation, Yuri HerreraLeave a Comment

The persona of Benito Juárez, revolutionary and first president of Mexico, transports readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans in this tale of bear fights, murders, infatuation, and yellow fever.

“A Silent Fury” Is an Act of Witness

By: Mesha Maren August 24, 2020July 12, 2021

ReviewsA Silent Fury, Nonfiction, Yuri Herrera1 Comment

Yuri Herrera’s recent book, “A Silent Fury: The El Bordo Mine Fire,” contains a murder mystery, a historical reconstruction, an ekphrasis, an homage, and above all an act of witness.