Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Translated from Spanish by Toshiya Kamei. In this collection of short stories, acclaimed Mexican writer Liliana Blum presents us with a startling, tender and hilarious take on modern life. The title story illustrates the very ordinary fate of a young mother thrust into tragedy. In "Kisses on the Forehead," a personal ad leads to a desperate tryst between a virgin and a vagabond, while "A Model Kit" invites us to observe an unorthodox artist and his odious methods of creation. With lush, elegant prose, Blum performs an unflinching psychological autopsy on her twisted cast of characters, and offers a surreal yet plausible vision of life in her homeland. Appearing in English for the first time, THE CURSE OF EVE illuminates the vagaries of marriage, motherhood and morality, and perfectly encapsulates the many small ways in which we make sense of our daily lives.

Author Hometown: MEX



About the author: Liliana V. Blum was born in Durango, Mexico, in 1974. She is the author of The Curse of Eve and Other Stories, forthcoming from Host Publications. English translations of her stories have appeared in various literary journals, including Eclectica, Mslexia, storySouth, and Blackbird. She received her bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Kansas and her master's degree from Tec de Monterey. Blum has lived in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas since 1997.