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Valeria Luiselli, writer: ‘Not to succumb to the temptation of catastrophe is also a political stance’

25 April 2026 at 04:00

Today is the first day Valeria Luiselli has spoken about Beginning Middle End, so the Mexican writer, sitting a couple of Fridays ago in the bright living room of her Bronx home with its suburban feel, apologizes for not yet knowing “what her new novel is about.” “I’ll come to understand it as I talk to other people,” she says. “But I already know it’s a novel about a mother, a daughter, and a grandmother, whose relationships are explored in depth. I know that in it I question imagination and memory — the memory that is lost and the memory that is forming.”

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Valeria Luiselli Feltrinelli, 2026 A la venta el 6 de mayo 360 páginas, 21,90 euros

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Valeria Luiselli at her home in the Bronx, New York, April 2026.

2001 DNA 250 — Ferrari 250 GT–inspired roadster, BMW 3.0 straight-six (M52) engine

24 April 2026 at 08:14

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2001 DNA 250 — Ferrari 250 GT–inspired roadster, BMW 3.0 straight-six (M52) engine

Event: Trentham Gardens Classic & Retro Show
Location: Trentham, Staffordshire
Camera: Canon AT-1
Lens(s): Canon FD 50mm f/1.8
Film: Ilford FP4+ (expired approx 2005)
Shot ISO: 32
Light Meter: Camera
Lighting: Overcast
Mounting: Hand-held
Firing: Shutter button
Developer: Ilford DD-X(1+4) for 10 minutes
Scanner: Epson V800
Post: Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (dust removal)

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