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•Argentinian fiction is having a particular moment, with the success of Roque Larraquy, Rodrigo Fresán, Samanta Schweblin, and César Aira likely to help Chejfec reach a larger audience
•Heather Cleary’s translation will draw more attention after making the National Book Award for Comemadre
•Fourth book by Chejfec to be published by Open Letter
•Hits on the timely issue of being a global, versus a nationalized, citizen
•Chejfec lives in NYC, teaches at NYU, and is able to do some events
•Heather Cleary’s translation will draw more attention after making the National Book Award for Comemadre
•Fourth book by Chejfec to be published by Open Letter
•Hits on the timely issue of being a global, versus a nationalized, citizen
•Chejfec lives in NYC, teaches at NYU, and is able to do some events
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About Sergio Chejfec
Sergio Chejfec, originally from Argentina, has published numerous works of fiction, poetry, and essays. Among his grants and prizes, he has received fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in 2007 and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in 2000. He currently teaches in the Creative Writing in Spanish Program at NYU. His novels, The Planets (a finalist for the 2013 Best Translated Book Award in fiction), The Dark, and My Two Worlds, are also available from Open Letter in English translation.
Heather Cleary’s translations include Roque Larraquy’s Comemadre, César Rendueles’s Sociophobia, Sergio Chejfec’s The Planets and The Dark, and a selection of Oliverio Girondo’s poetry for New Directions.
Heather Cleary’s translations include Roque Larraquy’s Comemadre, César Rendueles’s Sociophobia, Sergio Chejfec’s The Planets and The Dark, and a selection of Oliverio Girondo’s poetry for New Directions.
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