Author Archives: Carolina

Happy Springfall Equinox

Today is Spring Equinox. Except it’s not. Not here, in the Southern Hemisphere, in the nation of Uruguay, where a fierce brief summer is abruptly coming to a close. In keeping with global warming, the weather here has been unusually … Continue reading

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Tips for the Mother-Writer

In honor of International Women’s Day:  This list began as a series of notes to myself, things I’ve needed to hear these first four years as a mother-writer. I hope something here can be of use to you as well. … Continue reading

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Uruguay, Mon Amour (en español)

(For the original English-language version of this post, please click here.) Esta nota fue publicada en inglés en este blog el 31 de enero, 2013. Les agradezco a Alex Bratkievitch y Marcelo de León por la traducción. Estas seis semanas … Continue reading

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Uruguay, Mon Amour (English)

Para una versión de este blog en español, haga click aquí. It’s been a whirlwind six weeks since my wife, kids and I moved to Montevideo for nine months. We have found an apartment, moved in, and hunted down things … Continue reading

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Words for Leila Abu-Saba, 1962-2009

I once had an amazing friend called Leila Abu-Saba. She is still my friend, even though she died three years ago. She was an incredible woman, large in every way—six feet tall, a great mane of hair, a large laugh, … Continue reading

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Of Birth and Hazelnuts

Another kind of creativity has come to fruition for me this summer. Four weeks ago, on July 15th, 2012, my daughter arrived into our living room. I’m pleased to say that all went well in a natural home birth. In … Continue reading

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On translating The Neruda Case

Happy Publication Day to Roberto Ampuero’s The Neruda Case! I am so utterly pleased that this book is finally available in English. Ampuero has been enchanting readers around the world with his bestselling novels for nineteen years now, and it’s just … Continue reading

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On PERLA’s launch – and being very pregnant

It’s been exactly two months now since Perla was published in the United States. During those two months, I’ve had the joy of meeting readers at events in Berkeley, Oakland, Corte Madera, Seattle, Houston, San Diego, New York, Miami, and … Continue reading

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PERLA now released in the U.S.

It’s official: Perla is now a published book, available in bookstores throughout the U.S. For all the preparations, it still amazes me that it now exists as a physical thing – though of course, in our digital times, it’s also … Continue reading

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PERLA to be published in the UK

I’ve just learned that Perla has found its way to a British publisher. HAUS Publishing of London has bought the rights to the novel, and anticipates releasing it as early as this July. HAUS was founded in 2002 by Barbara … Continue reading

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