The Lost Nostalgias

Lyrical insights from an immigrant son navigating love, death, acceptance, and belonging along the United States and Mexico border.

With a narrative voice that translates the unforgettable into something lyrical and magical, The Lost Nostalgias demonstrates Esteban Rodríguez’s exploration of familial moments that move between the tragic, the trivial, and the triumphant. A mother’s decaying teeth lead to questions of self—care and beauty; a quinceañera becomes a meditation on masculinity; a...