

Translated by William Savinar
Oswaldo Zavala is a professor of contemporary Latin American literature and culture with a joint appointment at the College of Staten Island and at The Graduate Center, both institutions part of the City University of New York (CUNY).
William Savinar is a writer, translator, and English teacher living in Mexico City.
"Spend enough time with [Oswaldo Zavala], talk about the drug trade long enough, and, more likely than not, you'll come to realize that most of what you know about it is a myth."
—Freddy Martínez, Remezcla
"A fascinating mix of journalism and academic analysis."
—Niamh Thornton, author of Tastemakers and Tastemaking: Mexico and Curated Screen Violence
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