{"id":65367,"date":"2026-03-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicbooks.org\/?p=65367"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:40:56","slug":"alvaro-enrigue-on-now-i-surrender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.publicbooks.org\/alvaro-enrigue-on-now-i-surrender\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1lvaro Enrigue on \u201cNow I Surrender\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this latest episode of <em>Writing Latinos<\/em>, we talk with \u00c1lvaro Enrigue about the first-ever English translation of his novel&nbsp;<em>Now I Surrender<\/em>, published by Riverhead Books. Enrigue is the author of many other books, including the widely acclaimed&nbsp;<em>You Dreamed of Empires<\/em>, set in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Conquest.&nbsp;<em>Now I Surrender<\/em>&nbsp;is also set mainly in the past, during the Apache Wars in Arizona that led to Geronimo\u2019s capture. It was great to hear Enrigue\u2019s thoughts about Geronimo\u2019s legacy in Mexico, desert borderlands, road trips through the Southwest, and how Latino identity gets shaped through the experience of diaspora. Thank you for tuning in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/%C3%A1lvaro-enrigue-now-i-surrender\/id1677435040?i=1000757262263\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Subscribe to <\/em>Writing Latinos<em>&nbsp;on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/writing-latinos\/id1677435040\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5euk5OjhR3jd9pHQwGEeer\">Spotify<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/writing-latinos\/PC:1001066809\">Pandora<\/a>&nbsp;to listen and to be notified when new episodes are released. 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