DECEMBER, 2025
In our thirty-fifth issue, we return to one of the focal points of LALT’s mission: the art of translation. On the cover, we feature prolific literary translator and poet Robin Myers, who is responsible for bringing the work of many essential Latin American writers from Spanish to English. This issue also includes previews of new or forthcoming books in translation by Gabriela Alemán, Juan José Saer, and Giancarlo Huapaya, plus an exclusive interview with Carlos Fortea, one of the world’s most prominent translators from German to Spanish. Another dossier focuses on Frank Wynne’s new translation of beloved comic strip Mafalda by Quino, with excerpts from the first volume, published by Archipelago Books. Here we share poetry by Janil Uc Tun, Odi Gonzales, and Elvira Hernández, alongside interviews with Leila Guerriero, Javier Cercas, and Diego Recoba, and the winning essay of our latest literary essay contest: “Gleaner of the Miniscule: On Rosario Castellanos” by Mexican writer and educator Xóchitl Tavera.
