Meeting 1: Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin

It was brilliant to see so many familiar and new faces at the first Mexico and Below meeting.

After a quick introduction, the group got straight into the nitty gritty discussing everything from the traditions of motherhood and absent fathers to the limits of European rationale in reading Latin American texts.

It’s safe to say all in attendance left with new ideas about Fever Dream.

“I absolutely loved hearing so many people say they really wanted to read a little more wildly and not be so focused on British, American and Irish literature. It really showed there’s a huge appetite for books in translation nowadays”

- Jan Carson, writer and co-founder of Mexico and Below