•Argentinian fiction is having a particular moment, with the success of Roque Larraquy, Rodrigo Fresán, Samanta Schweblin, and César Aira likely to help Chejfec reach a larger audience •Heather Cleary’s translation will draw more attention after making the National Book Award for Comemadre •Fourth book by Chejfec to be published by Open Letter •Hits on the timely issue of being a global, versus a nationalized, citizen •Chejfec lives in NYC, teaches at NYU, and is able to do some events