![]() ![]() In the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, women must fend for themselves, as their men have left to seek opportunities elsewhere. She was born into a world where being a girl is a dangerous thing. ![]() Ladydi Garcia Martínez is fierce, funny and smart. When you register for this event, you agree to share your information with both organizations.Ī haunting story of love and survival that introduces an unforgettable literary heroine. This event is presented by Mexico Now! in collaboration with The Center for Fiction. An Irish Times Book of the Year, the novel was also a finalist for the PEN/ Faulkner Prize. Prayers for the Stolen provides an illuminating portrait of women in rural Mexico, where drug lords are kings and daughters are in constant danger. In partnership with The Center for Fiction, Celebrate Mexico Now! invites you to be part of an intimate conversation about the novel with author Jennifer Clement moderated by Mexican journalist and writer Naief Yehya. Jennifer Clement lives in Mexico City and was president of PEN Mexico during a time when Mexico became one of the most dangerous places in the world to practice journalism, and also a place where the news media routinely represses information. This is the horrific reality behind the acclaimed novel by American-Mexican writer Jennifer Clement, Prayers for the Stolen. Some become the slave-mistresses of drug lords and their armies of assassins. ![]() Every day in the most dangerous states of Mexico, adolescent girls and young women are abducted from bus stops and schoolyards. ![]()
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