I Will Wipe Men off the Face of the Earth by María Velasco Trans. Kelsi Vanada

A girl hides from a family barbecue under the shade of a tree. A teenager scatters her uncle’s ashes. A young woman stares at a screensaver of snowy mountains. This kaleidoscopic coming-of-age tale asks whether ecological thought can apply to us humans and to our sexual relationships. We follow a young woman growing up in Generation Y, moving between roles of youngest daughter, doctoral student and sex worker. The branches of this tale, and this woman, are woven together by an exacting exploration of contemporary culture, centuries-old philosophy, and our timeless relationship with a natural world coming under threat from all quarters. Rooted in this accumulated wisdom, she stands in front of an academic committee and decisively rejects the roles society has cast for her. A story of empowerment, gone green.