Cristina Rivera Garza, a noteworthy Mexican author and professor, has received acclaim for her innovative literary works. In 2024, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her memoir, 'Liliana's Invincible Summer.' Her latest translated novel, 'Death Takes Me,' confronts themes of violence through an imaginative narrative where a woman detective investigates a series of murders of men, which Rivera Garza states is a response to the societal indifference towards violence, particularly against women, in Mexico's context of the 'War on Drugs.' The novel prompts readers to explore the language of violence and societal reactions.
This novel is veering away from a plot-based narrative, exploring complex storylines and a woman detective facing a series of gruesome murders in a violent city.
I had to confront, like everybody else in Mexico, daily gruesome scenes of killings and murders, specifically about the killing of women, of poor young women.
I decided to make the male body the recipient of this violence in order to see if we could pay closer attention to the issue.
When things happen to men, all of a sudden, men are worried. It's a commentary on societal reactions to violence against genders.
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