Time does not travel in a straight line in Sara Mesa’s masterful new novel (in masterful English translation by Katie Whittemore). Yes, we begin shortly after Martina – niece t
I really enjoyed Sara Mesa’s short story collection Mala Letra (Bad Handwriting), so was delighted to find that Peirene Press are now publishing her novel Un Amor in English tran
A few years back I was having drinks with a writer friend. He’s wildly accomplished, and (even though he deserves it) annoyingly praised. I asked him about blurbs. He was co
After spending a summer filled with books, it’s great to be back with another La Española. A lot has happened in the translation world since the last edition; we’ve seen Women
This brilliant short novel by Sara Mesa primarily takes place among the hedges where a thirteen-year-old girl, who we only know as Soon, finds refuge from school. Each day she sett
Trafika Europe Radio livestream on Sunday, 22 November 2020 has five great new audio episodes! To listen live and to explore their podcast archives. The complete schedule wit
Sara Mesa’s Four by Four is a novel of secrets revealed gradually. Its three sections progressively, though obliquely, uncover the happenings at Wybranwy College, an isolated boa
