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Mariana Enriquez on SOMEBODY IS WALKING ON YOUR GRAVE

Oct 30, 2025
Mariana Enriquez, an acclaimed Argentinian writer, discusses her unique travelogue, *Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave*, exploring cemeteries worldwide. She blends gothic romance with personal anecdotes about confronting death, revealing her ongoing fears and how fiction aids her in grappling with them. Mariana also critiques cultural narratives surrounding aging and women's depictions in media. With a nod to hauntology, she shares her eerie search for ghosts and her desire to leave her ashes in Recoleta Cemetery as an act of defiance.
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ANECDOTE

A Mass Grave Became A Turning Point

  • A friend found her mother's remains from a dictatorship-era mass grave and buried her, which made graves feel like a victory.
  • That ceremony convinced Mariana the cemetery writings held social and political meaning.
INSIGHT

Using Humor To Demystify Death

  • Mariana chose a Flannery O'Connor epigraph to set an absurd, matter-of-fact tone about death.
  • She wants readers to treat death as common and less terrifying through frank conversation.
INSIGHT

Fascination And Fear Can Coexist

  • Enriquez says fascination with death coexists with deep fear; confronting death in writing doesn't eliminate dread.
  • She treats visits and research as an investigation into why humans remain petrified of mortality.
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