Books by Gabriela Wiener (5)
1.
Atusparia (Spanish Edition) by Gabriela Wiener ES
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
«Seguirle la pista a Wiener es uno de los pocos lujos que nos quedan». -Alejandro Zambra Una política de izquierda víctima del lawfare se encuentra prisionera en una cárcel de alta seguridad en las entrañas de la selva amazónica. Se hace llamar Atusparia, como el líder de la resistencia indígena peruana del siglo XIX y como el delirante colegio comunista donde estudió en los estertores de la Guerra Fría. El amor en tiempos del capitalismo la engulle en una espiral de drogas y sexualidad frenética que la alejarán de los viejos ideales de su educación hasta que el llamado de sus raíces la llevar... continue
3.
Nine Moons by Gabriela Wiener EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
From the daring Peruvian essayist and provocateur behind Sexographies comes a fierce and funny exploration of sex, pregnancy, and motherhood that delves headlong into our fraught fascination with human reproduction. Women play all the time with the great power that's been conferred upon us: it's fun to think about reproducing. Or not reproducing. Or walking around in a sweet little dress with a round belly underneath that will turn into a baby to cuddle and spoil. When you're fifteen, the idea is fascinating, it attracts you like a piece of chocolate cake. When you're thirty, the possibility a... continue
5.
Undiscovered: A Novel by Gabriela Wiener EN
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
"Wiener has rescued an intimate story from the family archive, a story that is also the infamous history of our continent, with her trademark intelligence and irreverent humor. Her prose, sober and forward, is fresh air; her view allows us to be testimonies of Latin America's cycles of plundering and looting."--Valeria Luiselli, author of The Lost Children Archive and Tell Me How It Ends An award-winning Peruvian journalist and international writer delivers her stunning English breakthrough work, blending fact and fiction in a genre-bending story of love, desire, heritage, and racism haunted b... continue