Die, My Love

A manic, bruising stream of conscious portrayal of a mother and wife struggling to maintain both a normal life and her sanity.

Compared to Nathalie Sarraute and Virginia Woolf, Ariana Harwicz is one of the most radical figures in contemporary Argentinian literature. Her prose is characterised by its violence, eroticism, irony and criticism of the clichés surrounding the notions of the family and conventional relationships. Born in Buenos Aires in 1977, Harwicz studied screenwriting and drama in Argentina, and in Paris earned degrees in Performing Arts and Comparative Literature. She has written two plays, which have been staged in Buenos Aires. Die, My Love is her first novel and the first instalment of an ’involuntary’ trilogy, followed by Feebleminded and Precocious (forthcoming). As well as receiving rave reviews, it has been adapted for the stage in Argentina and Israel. Die, My Love was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize (2018) and shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize (2018). Harwicz lives in France and this is her first novel to appear in English.

Sarah Moses is a writer and translator. Her stories, translations and interviews have appeared in various journals, including The Argentina Independent and Brick. She is Asymptote’s editor-at-large for Argentina, and divides her time between Buenos Aires and her native Toronto.

Originally from Buenos Aires and now based in Edinburgh, Carolina Orloff is an experienced translator and researcher in Latin American literature. In 2016, Carolina co-founded Charco Press, where she acts as Publishing Director and Main Editor. She is also the co-translator of Harwicz’s second novel, Feebleminded.