Tracing Texts Sylvia Veronica Morin

A new episode of the podcast Tracing Texts is now available. In it, Sylvia and I discuss the work of the Galician poet Rosalia de Castro, with special attention given to her 1881 novel written in Spanish, El primer loco (The First Madman). The episode will soon be available on Podomatic and iTunes as well.

In Episode 14, Sylvia and Anton have a lively conversation featuring a previously discussed author, Cristina Rivera Garza. But instead of revisiting her novel, the literary chat focuses on one of her short stories, "El hombre que siempre soñó" from the collection "Ningún reloj cuenta esto" published in 2002. We hope you enjoy this new episode!

In Episode 13, Antón introduces the Spanish writer Alejandro Sawa (1862-1909), who formed part of the Spanish Bohemia. Antón delves specifically into Sawa's short novel, La sima de Igúzquiza (The Cave of Igúzquiza, 1888). We hope you enjoy our latest discussion of literary texts in Spanish.

In Episode 12, I introduce the young Mexican author Valeria Luiselli, and Anton and I have and interesting discussion about her novel "Faces in the Crowd". As a "chilanga" residing in New York City, Luiselli's work provides a liminal space that allows us to question reality, time, and identity. Her novel is a gem that we hope will intrigue others to read it as well.

In this episode, Antón discusses Rafael Dieste, one of the lesser-known figures of the Spanish Generation of 1927. His relative obscurity is perhaps due to the fact that he wrote both in Galician and Spanish, though he was very active throughout his long literary career. We discuss Dos Arquivos Do Trasno (From the Goblin's Archives), one of his most renowned works, which is a collection of short stories originally published in 1926. It was totally different from what other Galician and Spanish authors were writing at the time, especially because of his use of mystery, the supernatural, and elements of the horror story. We hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, we welcome comments and feedback!

Our 10th anniversary episode features one of our favorite authors, Jorge Luis Borges, and his collection of short stories entitled "Ficciones." Dr. David Carithers, a friend and colleague, also joins us as a special guest in order to add another perspective to the discussion. We hope you enjoy the show!