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news Mexico News Daily 2026-04-05

New Yuri Herrera novel reimagines Benito Juárez's exile in New Orleans

Yuri Herrera's new historical fiction, 'Season of the Swamp,' is now available in English, exploring the gap in the historical record concerning Benito Juárez's 18-month exile in New Orleans. The novel imagines this period as a formative crucible rather than a mere political pause.

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