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Cancer, capitalism, and cursing parrots

Nov 26, 2019

Highlights from our event celebrating The Mutations with Jorge Comensal, Charlotte Whittle, and Julia Sanches

On November 14, we hosted an event with Mexican writer Jorge Comensal and translator Charlotte Whittle at The Laundry in San Francisco. In a conversation moderated by translator Julia Sanches, they discussed Jorge’s first novel, (opens in a new tab)The Mutations(opens in a new tab), translated from the Spanish by Charlotte. In case you missed it, here’s full audio from the event, including a bilingual reading of the text, Jorge’s advice for inspiring writers, and Charlotte’s unmatched impression of a foul-mouthed parrot.