Iran Memorial

The Thing We Call Exile

3 Quarks Daily2/23/2026

Summary

Carlos Manuel Álvarez, translated by Will Noah, reflects on his five years of exile in an article titled "The Thing We Call Exile." He now lives in New York after initially resisting settling in the US. Álvarez expresses that if he is ever able to return to Cárdenas, it will be as an intruder.

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