All That Grows: Nature and Writing

all that grows: nature and writing is the English-language translation of Todo lo que crece: naturaleza y escritura by the Argentinian author Clara Obligado. The book chronicles the author's upbringing in Argentina, her exile to Spain, and her resulting reconciliation of place, memory, loss, and growth. Through botanical and natural metaphors as well as frank recollection of events, the book explores the passage of time across different hemispheres and dialects. As the author navigates shifts in landscape and language, her writing becomes a shelter and a form of time travel, mirroring the natural world's ability to invent and reinvent itself.

all that grows: nature and writing was originally published in Spanish by Páginas de Espuma in Spain in 2021.

This publication is part of X Artists' Books' X Topics (XT) series, a collection of books focused on the writing and ideas of marginalized voices.