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Fernanda Melchor

Born 1982 · Mexico

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    International Booker 2020 · Shortlist

    Hurricane Season

    Temporada de huracanes

    Fernanda Melchor · 35 when first published

    Novel · Crime

    Translated by Sophie Hughes

    AI-generated summary:Children playing by a muddy ditch outside the Mexican village of La Matosa find the body of the Witch, a woman feared and respected by the locals. Suspicion turns to some young men seen running from her house.