A Medieval Dancing Mania Sweeps Mexico in a New Novel
Daniel Saldaña París reconstructs a centuries-old tale for this age of wildfires and pandemics.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on COP30 They say that time is a flat circle, history forever repeating itself. However, we often feel distant from the foibles of our forebears, as scientific advancements and a deeper understanding of the world around us foster a sense of being on an arc of progress. In the novel The Dance and the Fire, a dancing mania from the Middle Ages reappears in contemporary Cuernavaca, Mexico, while the city is surrounded by wildfires and shrouded in smoky skies. Through the tales of three childhood friends, writer Daniel Saldaña París...
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