Mexico 20 ─ New Voices, Old Traditions

Hay Festival, the British Council and Conaculta have joined forces to bring twenty young writers under the age of forty to an international readership. These exciting new voices come together in an anthology of short pieces, giving a glimpse of Mexico's outstanding literary culture.
Following in the footsteps of the likes of Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes, the writers capture an era of shifting boundaries and growing violence, where the country's rapid modernization is often felt to be at the cost of its artistic heritage. Broken families, a man in a birdcage, a lone swimmer - all stories betray a quest for the self when the feeling of loss pervades. Pushkin Press is proud to present these vibrant and moving narratives:

Contributors: DBC Pierre, Cristina Riverza Garza, Juan Pablo Anaya, Gerardo Arana, Nicolas Cabral, Veronica Gerber, Pergentino Jose, Laia Jufresa, Luis Felipe Lomeli, Brenda Lozano, Valeria Luiselli, Fernanda Melchor, Emiliano Monge, Eduardo Montagner Anguiano, Antonio Ortuno, Eduardo Rabasa, Antonio Ramos Revillas, Eduardo Ruiz Sosa, Daniel Saldana, Ximena Sanchez, Echenique, Carlos Velazquez, Nadia Villafuerte.

Authors:
Nadia Villafuerte
Carlos Velazquez
Ximena Sanchez Echenique
Daniel Saldana
Eduardo Ruiz Sosa
Antonio Ramos Revillas
Eduardo Rabasa
Antonio Ortuno
Eduardo Montagner Anguiano
Emiliano Monge
Fernanda Melchor
Valeria Luiselli
Brenda Lozano
Luis Felipe Lomeli
Laia Jufresa
Pergentino Jose
Veronica Gerber
Nicolas Cabral
Gerardo Arana
Juan Pablo Anaya