Susana Moreira Marques is the author of Now and at the Hour of our Death, published this month in English translation by And Other Stories. Here, she shares thoughts on the rural town in northern Portugal whose inhabitants she portraits in the book, ruminating on the process of loss and the importance of remembering.
Read ‘Far from Pompeii’ on the PEN Atlas here.
Read more about Now and at the Hour of Our Death and buy it through our book partner Foyles on the World Bookshelf.