Things We Lost in the Fire

by Mariana Enriquez

“Burnings are the work of men. They have always burned us. Now we are burning ourselves. But we’re not going to die; we’re going to flaunt our scars.”

But Silvinita, oh, when Silvina burned it would be beautiful, she’d be a true flower of fire.

This story is very good and could be taught with The Crucible

The horror comes not only from turning our gaze on desperate populations; it comes from realizing the extent of our blindness.

This is Enriquez’s first book translated to English,

As Enriquez has said herself, the stories here have something of the supernatural to them, but the fear comes more from police, neighborhoods, poverty, violence, and men.