Hurricane Season (novel)
Hurricane Season (Spanish: Temporada de huracanes) is the second novel by Mexican writer Fernanda Melchor, published in April 2017 by Literatura Random House. It is a nonlinear narrative and a third-person narrative. It focuses on the events surrounding the murder of the Witch of La Matosa, an impoverished fictional town in Mexico through which Melchor explores violence and machismo in Mexican society.
First edition | |
| Author | Fernanda Melchor |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Daniela Aedo |
| Original title | Temporada de huracanes |
| Translator | Sophie Hughes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Set in | Veracruz, Mexico |
| Publisher | Literatura Random House |
Publication date | April 2017 |
Published in English | 2020 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 224 |
| Awards | International Literature Award (2019) |
| ISBN | 978-607-31-5273-0 |
| OCLC | 989794906 |
| 863.7 | |
| LC Class | PQ7298.423.E3795 T46 2017 |
The novel was a critical and commercial success, solidifying Melchor as one of the most acclaimed Latin American writers of her generation. It has been translated into German by Angelica Ammar, and into English by Sophie Hughes. The novel was awarded the 2019 International Literature Award, shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize and the 2021 International Dublin Literary Award, and longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Translated Literature. A film adaptation of the same name was released by Netflix in 2023, directed by Elisa Miller.