Paradais

Marcus&nbsp;McGee is a PhD student in anthropology at the University of Chicago. He is preparing a dissertation about the world of crime reporting in Mexico City. He teaches and writes about the relationship between anthropology and philosophy, among other topics.

Marcus McGee

A Beautiful and Terrible Paradise: On Fernanda Melchor’s “Paradais”

"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Around the World

"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain

Fiction

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, eh?" — Dashiell Hammett

Noir

Marcus&nbsp;McGee is a PhD student in anthropology at the University of Chicago. He is preparing a dissertation about the world of crime reporting in Mexico City. He teaches and writes about the relationship between anthropology and philosophy, among other topics.