Event in Mexico City October 18, 2011

Some news re: The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
Tomorrow, October 18th 5 pm, I'm doing an unusual event for my book, the Spanish translation (beautifully translated by Agustín Cadena), El último príncipe del Imperio Mexicano: a live interview by Bertha Hernández in the National Palace (Palacio Naciona), as part of a series hosted by Random House Mandadori and SHCP about the historical novel of Mexico. All events are free and open to the public.

Carlota in the Palacio Nacional: "La Loca de Bachout"

This is sure to be something really special (both in the Mexican and the Anglo-Saxon sense of that word): Three free performances, Tuesday June 19 at 5 pm and two Saturdays, June 23 and June 30th, both at 12 pm in Mexico City's Palacio Nacional: actress Teresa Selma to perform the monologue "La Loca de Bachout" based on Fernando del Paso's epic novel, Noticias del imperio. (News from the Empire). Note: an excerpt from del Paso's novel appears in my recent anthology, Mexico: A Traveler's Literary Companion. And my essay about a journey to Maximilian and Carlota's Italian castle appears here. And my own epic novel, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire? Almost, almost...