Valeria Luiselli
MacArthur Fellow and prize-winning author of novels and nonfiction, including Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends; guest for this episode who reads and discusses Julio Cortázar's story.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 12min
Valeria Luiselli Reads Julio Cortázar
Valeria Luiselli, MacArthur Fellow and prize-winning novelist, reads and discusses Julio Cortázar’s “The Night Face Up.” She talks about Cortázar’s formal playfulness, his mixing of ritual and modern time, and how the story creates perplexity through sensory detail, translation choices, and surprising tonal shifts.
