Silver Bullets (22 page)

ÉLMER
MENDOZA
was born in Culiacán, Mexico, in 1949. He is a professor and author, widely regarded as the founder of “narco-lit,” which explores drug trafficking and corruption in Latin America. He won the José Fuentes Mares National Literary Prize for
Janis Joplin's Lover
and the Tusquets Prize for
Silver Bullets.

MARK
FRIED
is a literary translator specializing in Latin American literature. He lives in Ottawa, Canada.