All That Dies in April
Read the World A to Z: Argentina
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Pub Date 6 Oct 2026 | Archive Date 6 Oct 2026
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Description
Travel the globe with the most influential voices from Argentina to Zambia! Read the World A to Z features translated novels from A to Z — one country for every letter of the alphabet. All That Dies in April takes you to Argentina with an ancestral tale rooted in a long Latin American history of rural displacement by Mariana Travacio, one of Argentina's most celebrated authors.
“Hypnotic, almost ancestral voices echo through this novel like whispers in the wilderness, like orphan cries and wounds of light accompanying us on a powerful journey from which none of us will emerge unscathed." —Agustina Bazterrica, bestselling author of Tender Is the Flesh
Set in a stark landscape of cliffs and precipices high above the Argentine pampas, Mariana Travacio's All That Dies in April follows the members of one small family as each makes a solitary journey out of their treacherous mountain home in search of a better life. Lina has dreamed for years of leaving her tiny village in the drought-stricken region. Her son left long ago to find work and a better fortune. Relicario, her husband, is content to stay put in the land of his ancestors, tending to their graves. Ignoring Relicario's pleas, a desperate Lina decides to abandon their home in search of her son, work, and water. She starts her journey on foot, and Relicario eventually follows behind, bringing a donkey and a sack with his ancestors' bones. Both witness unspeakable violence, cruelty, and folly, but the hope of reuniting their family keeps them alive. Poetically charged, restrained, and delicately condensed, this suspenseful novel captures the haunting cycle of perpetual inequality and its impact on families in Latin America.
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Advance Praise
"Hypnotic, almost ancestral voices echo through this novel like whispers in the wilderness, like orphan cries and wounds of light accompanying us on a powerful journey from which none of us will emerge unscathed." —Agustina Bazterrica, bestselling author of Tender is the Flesh
"A woman sets off from her mountain home in search of the ocean and the possibility of a better life. Spare and yet echoing with voices, Travacio’s English-language debut captures the haunting cycles of death and displacement but also of life, joy, and the succor of community in a place where “families come together and break apart…as easily as storm clouds in the sky.” An illuminating fable of family—both blood and found." —Kirkus Reviews
"In Mariana Travacio’s compact and lyrical novel All That Dies in April, a woman leaves the parched landscape of her village above the Argentinian pampas to search for the sea. A visceral and emotional migratory quest propels the haunting novel."—Foreword Review
“An author I want to talk about all the time.” —ANDREA ABREU, author of Dogs of Summer
“Travacio skillfully draws a desolate universe.” —DOLORES REYES, author of Eartheater
“A timeless fable about disobedience. In a poetic and concise style, Mariana Travacio’s second novel narrates an odyssey taking place not on oceans or battlefields but on mountains and in a rural setting.” —DANIEL GIGENA, La Nación
Marketing Plan
- Published by the award-winning translation press World Editions
- Collectible Read the World A to Z series with series branding
- Features translated novels from countries A-Z – one country for every letter of the alphabet
- Three new volumes published each season
- Subscription box available
- Book club with virtual author and translator meeting
- Launch team with over 100 participants already in place
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781642861730 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 164 |