10 Books That Will Take You on a Foreign Literary Adventure
Come with us on an exotic literary adventure where you will encounter writers from around the world—courtesy of their English translators.
By Dotun Akintoye, Constance Capone and Nicholas Valsalen
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The Story of My Teeth
By by Valeria Luiselli
184 pages;
Coffee House Press
Translated by Christina MacSweeney
The hero of this ambitious fun-house of a novel set in Mexico is Gustavo "Highway" Sánchez Sánchez, an auctioneer, journeyman, and fabulist who's had Marilyn Monroe's teeth implanted in his mouth. Chew on that.
— Dotun Akintoye
Published 01/22/2016
