(Magical Realism) A girl who sells ice cream at the airport copes with body parts appearing in the ice cream vats. (1,612 words; Time: 05m)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
"A Mortal Legend," by Marcelo Cohen [bio] (translated by Kit Maude, edited by Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 06/26/17, published on June 26, 2017.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
I skimmed over this in Spanish, and while most of the problems exist in the original, it’s definitely true that the translation does it no favors. The awkward narration—so intrusive the story feels like an incomplete outline—can be blamed on the author. The awkward sentences, for the most part, are the fault of the translator
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