![]() ![]() “A lucid, poignant collection of essays and poetry. ![]() ![]() Grieving, which is always a radically different mode of writing.” Grieving like someone who takes refuge from the open. Writing as we grieve, grieving as we write: a practice able to create refuge from the open. She states: “As we write, as we work with language-the humblest and most powerful force available to us-we activate the potential of words, phrases, sentences. Working from and against this political context, Rivera Garza posits that collective grief is an act of resistance against state violence, and that writing is a powerful mode of seeking social justice and embodying resilience. Drawing together horror theory and historical analysis, she outlines how neoliberalism, corruption, and drug trafficking-culminating in the misnamed “war on drugs”-has shaped her country. Grieving is Cristina Rivera Garza’s hybrid collection of short crónicas, journalism, and personal essays on systemic violence in contemporary Mexico and along the US-Mexico border. Finalist for the 2020 National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Criticism ![]()
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