Instead of running away from Mexico City after his wife's death, Goldman decides to embrace the city. In turn, his experience with loss and grief helps him connect with a city and a country that, as he tells Daniel Alarcón, "is filled with untreated trauma victims."
Francisco Goldman spoke to Daniel Alarcón from his home in Mexico City.
You can read an excerpt of "The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle" by clicking on the image below:
THE INTERIOR CIRCUIT © 2014 by Francisco Goldman; used with the permission of the publisher, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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