On the Fringes of Bogotá: A Reading Unlike Any Other
Eduardo Halfon Takes Questions (and Comments) From a Group of "Throwaways" December 16, 2020 People call them Throwaways because they’re good for nothing. I met them on my last afternoon in Bogotá, in an industrial zone called Puente Aranda, under an airy, almost invisible drizzle that wasn’t enough to get anything wet. I had been in Bogotá for a week, counting the days until I could go home to Nebraska, where my son was about to be born, and taking part in so many library and bookstore events that they were starting to blend into one. The same audience. The same topics. The same quest...