Oscar Cásares – Litbreak Magazine

Oscar Cásares Talks About “Where We Come From”

Dennis Haritou — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:32:06 +0000

Dennis: Thanks very much, Oscar, for talking about Where We Come From. It’s a textually rich book. There’s a lot happening on each page and your characters have an exceptional memorability. Let’s start with the title. Who is “We”? Who is included in that word? And are they coming from a place or a state …

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Where We Come From – Six Questions About Oscar Cásares’ Novel

Dennis Haritou — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:14:57 +0000

Oscar Cásares’ distinguished yet understated novel provoked a lot of questions in this reader’s mind-especially because of the restraint with which it dealt with volatile issues connected with illegal migrants. The story keeps to the human scale and has a rare eloquence. In the ‘book club’ of the mind, these are the questions I would like to ask.