Hurricane Season (novel)
2017 novel by Fernanda Melchor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hurricane Season (Spanish: Temporada de huracanes) is the second novel by Mexican writer Fernanda Melchor, published in April 2017[1] by Literatura Random House.[2][3] It is a nonlinear narrative[4] and a third-person narrative.[5] It focuses on the events surrounding the murder of the Witch of La Matosa, an impoverished fictional town in Mexico through which Melchor explores violence and machismo in Mexican society.[6]
Author | Fernanda Melchor |
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Audio read by | Daniela Aedo |
Original title | Temporada de huracanes |
Translator | Sophie Hughes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Set in | Veracruz, Mexico |
Publisher | Literatura Random House |
Publication date | April 2017 |
Published in English | 2020 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Pages | 224 |
Awards | International Literature Award (2019) |
ISBN | 978-607-31-5273-0 |
OCLC | 989794906 |
863.7 | |
LC Class | PQ7298.423.E3795 T46 2017 |
The novel was a critical and commercial success,[7] solidifying Melchor as one of the most acclaimed Latin American writers of her generation.[8][9][10] It has been translated into German by Angelica Ammar,[9] and into English by Sophie Hughes.[11] The novel was awarded the 2019 International Literature Award,[12] shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize[13] and the 2021 International Dublin Literary Award,[14] and longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Translated Literature.[15] A film adaptation of the same name was released by Netflix in 2023, directed by Elisa Miller.