Description: The English-language debut of one of the most thrilling and accomplished young Mexican writers
Winner of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute's Tanslation Prize
Longlisted for the National Book Award
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Winner of the Internationaler Literaturpreis
New York Public Library Best Books of 2020
Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020
Brief description: SOPHIE HUGHES has translated numerous Spanish-language authors, including José Revueltas and Fernanda Melchor for New Directions.
Review Quotes: Hurricane Season is, first and foremost, a horror story--its horror coming from rather than contrasting with the lyricism of Melchor's prose. Instead of supplying a welcome breeze in the heat, the local river is where the children find the Witch's body. Sophie Hughes's translation renders the expansive, punishing spirit of Mexican slang impressively.--Emmanuel Ordóñez Angulo "New York Review of Books"