Borchard Center on Literary Arts
In this bilingual Spanish and English reading, Balam Rodrigo reads from Libro Centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead (2022), which recounts the lives and violent deaths of migrants crossing through Chiapas, Mexico, memorializing their suffering as they journeyed north. English translations by Dan Bellm are read by Alison Hawthorne Deming.
by Alison Hawthorne Deming
Spanish and English both differ slightly from published versions.
Rodrigo, Balam. Libro centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead. Translated by Dan Bellm. México: Ala Ediciones, 2022.
English differs slightly from published version.
Rodrigo, Balam. Libro centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead. Translated by Dan Bellm. México: Ala Ediciones, 2022.
English differs slightly from published version. In both languages, published versions bear the title "14°40'35.5" N 92°08'50.4" W – (Suchiate, Chiapas)."
Rodrigo, Balam. Libro centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead. Translated by Dan Bellm. México: Ala Ediciones, 2022.
English differs from published version. In both languages, published versions bear the title "14°53'37.0" N 92°14'49.0" W – (Tapachula, Chiapas)."
Rodrigo, Balam. Libro centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead. Translated by Dan Bellm. México: Ala Ediciones, 2022.
Spanish and English both differ slightly from published versions.
Rodrigo, Balam. Libro centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead. Translated by Dan Bellm. México: Ala Ediciones, 2022.
English differs slightly from the published version. In both languages, published version bears the title "16°07'12.1" N 93°48'11.7" W – (Tonalá, Chiapas)."
Rodrigo, Balam. Libro centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead. Translated by Dan Bellm. México: Ala Ediciones, 2022.
Spanish differs slightly from published version.
Rodrigo, Balam. Libro centroamericano de los muertos / Central American Book of the Dead. Translated by Dan Bellm. México: Ala Ediciones, 2022.
