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7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

October 2019

Maureen Shaughnessy at Annie Bloom’s Books

October 15, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
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Maureen Shaughnessy discusses her latest translation, Hebe Uhart's The Scent of Buenos Aires.   Maureen Shaughnessy’s translations have been published by World Literature Today, Words Without Borders, Asymptote and The Antioch Review. Her translation of Hebe Uhart’s selected stories, The Scent of Buenos Aires, is forthcoming from Archipelago Books in October 2019. She lives in Bariloche, Argentina. Hebe Uhart’s stories sneak up on you. Refreshingly approachable, they are punctuated by street talk and saturated with a cryptic wit that recalls Lydia Davis. In The Scent of Buenos Aires, Uhart renders…

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