Elena Medel (Tr. Miriam Tobin) 12/3/24 Elena Medel (Tr. Miriam Tobin) 12/3/24

An Agreement on the Matter

“After pulling out her chair, she squeezed herself into the space under the desk, closed her eyes, and slept.”

Mercè Rodoreda (Tr. Gala Sicart Olavide & Nick Caistor) 8/22/24 Mercè Rodoreda (Tr. Gala Sicart Olavide & Nick Caistor) 8/22/24

Flowers

“Neither the strange currents of love nor water on the verge of thirst — nothing in this world can compare to the pleasure offered by observing this flower.”

Eva Baltasar (Tr. Julia Sanches) 8/8/24 Eva Baltasar (Tr. Julia Sanches) 8/8/24

Mammoth

“It was time. I spotted him on the terrace, made my approach, took away his glass, and stubbed out his cigarette.”

Luna Miguel (Tr. Ellen Jones) 7/30/24 Luna Miguel (Tr. Ellen Jones) 7/30/24

Hot

“Why did that pain turn out to be so pleasurable?”

Sofía Alvarez Jurado 3/19/24 Sofía Alvarez Jurado 3/19/24

The Last ATM

Spain’s aging population is struggling with the digitalization of the financial system — and the far right is seizing the moment.

The Dial 10/31/23 The Dial 10/31/23

Reporting from Exile

Journalists forced out of their home countries reflect on how displacement has affected their work.

Ariadna Castellarnau (Tr. Adrian Nathan West) 8/1/23 Ariadna Castellarnau (Tr. Adrian Nathan West) 8/1/23

Marina Fun

“There’s something magical in his movements. A liquid elegance that fills me with murderous rage.”

Sophie Poole 6/6/23 Sophie Poole 6/6/23

Undoing the Alhambra Decree

Is Spain’s citizenship program for Sephardic Jews the best way to right past wrongs?