Mourning

Select Praise for Mourning

International Latino Book Award Winner
Edward Lewis Wallant Award Winner
Kirkus Prize Finalist
Neustadt International Prize Finalist
Balcones Fiction Prize Finalist
PEN Translation Prize Longlist

"A feat of literary acrobatics." -New York Review of Books

More Praise for Eduardo Halfon

"One of the most talented and exciting writers of our time." -Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa

"Halfon is a brilliant storyteller." -Daniel Alarcón

"Halfon's prose is as delicate, precise, and ineffable as precocious art, a lighthouse that illuminates everything." -Francisco Goldman

"It is not often that one encounters such a mix of personal engagement and literary passion, or pain and tenderness." -Andrés Neuman

"Elegant." -Marie Claire

"Engrossing." -NBC Latino

"Fantastic." -NPR Alt.Latino

"Revelatory." -New York Times Book Review

"Deeply accessible, deeply moving." -Los Angeles Times

"Offer[s] surprise and revelation at every turn." -Reader's Digest

"One senses Kafka's ghost, along with Bolaño's, lingering in the shadows. . . . [Halfon's] books, which take on such dark subjects, are so enjoyable to read." -New York Review of Books