Greta García and Alessandra Pinasco in conversation with Augusto Carrasco

Neither Greta García (Spain) nor Alessandra Pinasco (Peru) write to please. On the contrary, they relish flirting with the irreverent, pushing the boundaries of what is socially acceptable. Pinasco does this in Tan simple, tan puro by tackling one of the taboos of traditional mores: speaking explicitly about sex. Her collection of short stories explores desire, memory and autonomy in a world of hypocrisy and violence. García, meanwhile, does so right from the title — Muere, papá — through biting humour and the premise of imagining the death of her father, José Toro, who, incidentally, illustrates the book.