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Season of the Swamp

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Publisher's Synopsis

New Orleans, 1853. A young Zapotec man named Benito Juárez disembarks at a fetid port city at the edge of a swamp along with a small group of fellow political exiles from Mexico. Later, in 1858, he is to become the first indigenous Mexican president, but now he is as anonymous and invisible as any other migrant to the roiling and alluring city. He falls in love with the music and food, but unavoidable, too, is the trade in human beings.

A magnificent work of speculative history and a love letter to New Orleans.

'One of the most original and prodigiously gifted writers at work today.' Katie Kitamura

About the Publisher

And Other Stories

We publish writing that is mind-blowing, often "challenging" (Maureen Freely) and "shamelessly literary" (Stuart Evers) - opening a space for exploration and discovery. It's up for debate. We publish world-class writing, not "world writing". So far we have concentrated on translations because there are so many amazing writers currently not available to readers in English.

Book information

ISBN: 9781916751101
Publisher: And Other Stories
Imprint: And Other Stories
Pub date:
Edition: Paperback original
DEWEY: 863.7
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 6967
Weight: 176g
Height: 129mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 17mm