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Four Latin American Artists Recommend One Book You Should Read

Cuatro artistas latinoamericanos recomiendan un libro que deberías leer (versión en español abajo)

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Aug 25, 2026
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Wondering what to read next? We asked four Latin American artists to recommend one book they think you should read.


Hilda Palafox: Introduction to a Poetics of Diversity by Édouard Glissant

Hilda Palafox, ¿A dónde llegará?, 2022

It’s a book I’m reading at the moment. Glissant writes about “creolization”: the unpredictable possibilities that emerge when cultures encounter one another and mutually transform each other.

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