Carnaval High temperature , by Yuliana Ortiz Ruano
I’m reading one publication per nation qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Mug: 48 countries = 48 books = 48 weeks. To recognize why-when-how-etc, click on this link
From time to time, a publication advises us that the map of Latin American good literature is much richer than the handful of “typical suspects” that normally get translated and exported. Yuliana Ortiz Ruano, birthed in 1992, gains her place on that map with her 8 -year-old storyteller, Anhoa, strolling around Esmeraldas with all this songs in her ears.
The book is a party. A celebration where negative things occur, the means circus really is for several– if you’re not an affluent white tourist. I possibly ended up slashing off half a celebrity in my rating since I really felt that the only genuinely crucial second character was … language itself, in some cases managed with more care than the grownups in the story. And yet, it’s precisely making use of language that makes this unique so powerful, disclosing a raw and vicious globe from the perspective of a lady compelled to grow up prematurely.
- Can this book win our 2026 WCoB?
This one is below to play to win, not just to contend. - My Goodreads rating:
4 + celebrities. - Literary equivalent of a national group:
Mexico 1986 So passionate, so energised. Not a delighted closing, however. - Review it if …
… you wonder regarding tales from the borders, told in the initial individual. - Stay clear of if …
… you have a hard time to comply with a tale with sensorial photos, allegories and intimations.
Which’s it.
Following week: actually, since the 14 th certified group to the next FIFA World Cup is still to be confirmed, my following post will be published not before September 16 We’ll be back on track soon, keep complying with!