Culture
When Your City Is Killing You
In Several Ways to Die in Mexico City, author Kurt Hollander explores the way a city's air, food, and diseases actually affect us.
Several Ways to Die in Mexico City, Kurt Hollander explores these interactions – both in the past and present -- in his adopted hometown.
The author’s own story shapes the book. A native New Yorker, Hollander moved to Mexico City 23 years ago. For roughly a decade, he ate whatever he wanted from street stands all over the city. Then, unexpectedly, he became ill and never fully recovered. Hollander recently spoke to The Atlantic Cities about his illness and at least a few "ways to die" in Mexico City.