Shelf Unbound October/November 2013 October 2013 | Page 8

feature

spanish

The Dark
by Sergio Chejfec
translated from the Spanish
by Heather Cleary
Open Letter Books
www.openletterbooks.org

S

ergio Chejfec’s
The Planets was a
finalist for the 2013
Best Translated Book
Award. The latest of his books
translated into English, The
Dark further reveals Chejfec’s
brilliant, inventive writing.
Originally from Argentina,
Chejfec teaches Creative
Writing in Spanish at NYU.

6

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013