Cristina Rivera Garza

This philosophical investigation into state violence and mourning in twenty-first-century Mexico weaves together personal essay and literary theory, giving voice to the political experience of collective pain.

Texts from a Wounded Country

Grieving

Natalie

A collection of creative non-fiction primarily about the violence in contemporary Mexico wrought by machoism and capitalism. Both mediative and passionate, and personally revealing of how little I knew about Mexico besides how the country is portrayed in American media. Slim and though lacking the depth to explore these topics past their emotional impact, Grieving is nevertheless a recommended introduction to contemporary Mexican literature.

Grieving Texts from a Wounded Country

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