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| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2026 | Shortlist | “A sensitive portrayal of sibling love, grief, and the trauma of dislocation.” |
About This Book
Translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell. A young Mexican woman reunited with her mother in Madrid grieves her younger brother's suicide while scraping a living in Barcelona, in a novel about migration, sibling love, and dislocation. Finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.
About the Authors
Brenda NavarroMexican
Brenda Navarro is a Mexican writer born in Mexico City and based in Madrid. She is the author of Empty Houses and Eating Ashes. Eating Ashes, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell, was a finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.
Megan McDowellAmerican
Megan McDowell is an American literary translator from Spanish who has translated Samanta Schweblin, Alejandro Zambra, and Mariana Enríquez, among others. Her translation of Brenda Navarro's Eating Ashes was a finalist for the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.
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