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Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli — book cover

Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions

by Valeria Luiselli

Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction · 2017 · Shortlist
Coffee House PressnonfictionISBN 9781566894951

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction2017Shortlist

About This Book

Valeria Luiselli's essay is structured around the forty questions asked of undocumented children at the U.S. border and draws on her experience as a volunteer interpreter in immigration court. Shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize.

About the Author

Valeria Luiselli is a Mexican-American novelist and essayist, one of the most celebrated literary voices of her generation. Born in Mexico City, she spent her childhood in multiple countries as her father was a diplomat. She received her PhD in Comparative Literature from Columbia University. Read more →

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