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The Critics Are Coming for Roberto Bolaño

After decades of praise, some are souring on the late literary icon. A new book defends his legacy.

Brazilian millennials love this writer from the 1980s—and his tender depictions of queer life in the big city.

The Dominican musician’s genre-defying performances make a virtue of pandemic-imposed constraints.

Modern-day footage gets a sci-fi twist in this exploration of the vexed legacy of Mexico’s Spanish conquest.

With Haitian rhythms and Spanish lyrics, Ralph Jean Baptiste shows integration is possible for other migrants.

With Haitian rhythms and Spanish lyrics, Ralph Jean Baptiste shows integration is possible for other migrants.

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A Guatemalan cellist, a Uruguayan pianist and a Cuban funk phenom are highlighted in this edition of AQ’s quarterly music review

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Cuba’s biggest contemporary art celebration reflected heightened tensions with the U.S.

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Set against the 1986 World Cup, “This Is Not Berlin” is an energetic coming-of-age tale from Mexican director Hari Sama.

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Our latest Latin America playlist features a look back at an all-time classic.

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“Poesia de Esquina” collects work from aspiring poets and everyday people, offering an outlet for expression in Rio’s City of God favela.

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A review of The Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes.

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Mexican author Valeria Luiselli’s latest novel connects a family’s breakup to broader questions of fragmentation in the U.S. southwest.

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AQ’s latest playlist features warming winter sounds from Cuba, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and beyond.

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Alfonso Cuarón’s latest release offers a sublime portrait of family life on a universal scale.