Spanish language
Published Aug. 25, 2016
Mariana Enríquez: Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego (Spanish language, 2016)
Spanish language
Published Aug. 25, 2016
Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories (Spanish: Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego) is a short story collection by Mariana Enriquez, published in 2016 by the Editorial Anagrama. Originally published in Spanish, it was translated into English by Megan McDowell in 2017. The work has 12 stories framed in the horror genre, in which Enríquez explores social issues such as depression, poverty, eating disorders, inequality and gender violence. The name of the work is taken from the album Things We Lost in the Fire, released in 2001 by the American band Low, of which Enríquez is a fan."The Intoxicated Years" was published in Granta. "Spiderweb" appeared in The New Yorker.