The long road home
‘The ones who managed to escape’ and ‘the ones who didn’t live to tell the tale’ - Juan Pablo Villalobos on how we have failed young people in Latin America
Juan Pablo Villalobos
Juan Pablo Villalobos – PEN Transmissions
Instructions for writing a corrupt novel
Nepotism, sinecures, blackmailing paedophiles, bribing officials... Juan Pablo Villalobos writes for PEN Atlas this week, explaining how a writer can expose and enable the general corruption of his country
Three Years Old: the reality of publishing translated fiction
What does the future hold for the publishing of literature in translation? Stefan Tobler from And Other Stories takes us through the independents, small presses, social enterprises and community interest companies using innovative ways to publish work from around the world
Imagine – Writing fiction in Mexico
Juan Pablo Villalobos returns to PEN Atlas this week, asking us to imagine the struggle of being a writer in Mexico, where fiction is so often outpaced by brutal reality
Publishers’ highlights for 2013
This week PEN Atlas asks UK publishers about the translated books they are excited about publishing in 2013 - an intriguing list of books to look forward to this year, so clear your bookshelves!
Bodies not corpses
In his latest PEN Atlas piece, Juan Pablo Villalobos introduces new voices which demonstrate Mexico’s rich literary landscape
Contra la narcoliteratura
La narrativa de la violencia en México 2: tres razones para no usar la palabra narcoliteratura
Against Narcoliterature
This week for PEN Atlas, Juan Pablo Villalobos writes against ‘Narcoliterature’. This piece has been translated from Spanish by Rosalind Harvey.
Yo ya no quiero salir en esta película
La narrativa de la violencia en México 1: el cuento.
I Don’t Want To Be In This Film Any More
The PEN Atlas series continues with a powerful despatch by Mexican writer Juan Pablo Villalobos.
