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The Censors. A Bilingual Selection of Stories.
Luisa Valenzuela
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Description for The Censors. A Bilingual Selection of Stories.
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
The Censors is the only bilingual collection of fiction by Luisa Valenzuela, one of Latin America's best known and most widely translated authors. This selection of stories from Clara, Strange Things Happen Here, and Open Door, which delves into the personal and political realities under authoritarian rule, gives a rich representation of her literary talent.
The Censors is the only bilingual collection of fiction by Luisa Valenzuela, one of Latin America's best known and most widely translated authors. This selection of stories from Clara, Strange Things Happen Here, and Open Door, which delves into the personal and political realities under authoritarian rule, gives a rich representation of her literary talent.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Curbstone Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
St Paul, MN, United States
ISBN
9780915306121
SKU
V9780915306121
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99-1
About Luisa Valenzuela
Luisa Valenzuela (born November 26, 1938, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a post-'Boom' novelist and short story writer. Her writing is characterized by an experimental, avant-garde style which questions hierarchical social structures from a feminist perspective. She is best known for her work written in response to the dictatorship of the 1970s in Argentina. Works such as Como en la ... Read more
Reviews for The Censors. A Bilingual Selection of Stories.
""Luisa Valenzuela's affecting short stories—parables, really—are cryptic and poetic. Like many Latin American writers, she produces work that verges on the surreal."" New York Times Book Review|"[She is] the heiress of Latin American literature. She wears an opulent, baroque crown, but her feet are bare." —Carlos Fuentes |"Luisa Valenzuela explores the terrain where love and violence, erotic pleasure and ... Read more