Language as protagonist in Cristina Rivera Garza's newly translated novel

Mexican author Cristina Rivera Garza discusses her newly translated novel Death Takes Me, which explores the relationship between mourning, grieving, pain, bilingualism, and living in a different language. The book, originally published in 2007, follows a female detective investigating a series of gruesome murders of men. Rivera Garza explains that the focus on male victims is a response to the violence she witnessed in Mexico, challenging societal attitudes towards violence against women. The novel emphasizes the importance of language and its impact on shaping reality.

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