This is Not Miami

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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL TRANSLATION AWARD IN PROSE Set in and around the Mexican city of Veracruz, This Is Not Miami delivers a series of devastating stories--spiraling fr om real events--that bleed together reportage and the author's rich and rigorous imagination. These narrative nonfiction pieces probe deeply into the motivations of murderers and misfits, into their desires and circumstances, forcing us to understand them--and even empathize--despite our wish to simply label them monsters. As in her hugely acclaimed novels Hurricane Season and Paradais, Fernanda Melchor's masterful stories show how the violent and shocking aberrations that make the headlines are only the surface ruptures of a society on the brink of chaos. Born in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1982, Fernanda Melchor is "one of Mexico's most exciting new voices" (The Guardian). Her novel Hurricane Season was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, longlisted for the National Book Award, and was a New York Times Notable Book. Sophie Hughes has translated numerous Spanish-language authors, including José Revueltas and Fernanda Melchor for New Directions. Publisher: ‎New Directions Publishing Corporation Language: ‎English Paperback: ‎160 pages ISBN-13: ‎9780811228053 Item Weight: ‎.41 pound Dimensions: 5.54 x 7.98 x .42 in BISAC Categories: Caribbean & Latin American, Essays, Organized Crime Show more