Books set in Uruguay (5)


1.

La Azotea by Fernanda Trías ES

Rating: 4     1 Vote
Description:
Empezamos allí donde terminamos: ¿qué ha ocurrido en este apartamento en ruinas, separado del mundo exterior?



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The Naked Woman by Armonía Somers EN

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Longlisted for the 2018 National Translation Award "A wild, brutal paean to freedom. . . . Somers' feminism is profound, and complicated." --NPR "A surreal, nightmarish book about women's struggle for autonomy--and how that struggle is (always, inevitably) met with violence." --Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties A groundbreaking feminist classic from 1950s Uruguay, The Naked Woman was met with scandal and outrage due to its erotic content, cynicism, and stylistic ingenuity. The novel follows Rebeca Linke's ardent, ultimately tragic, attempt to free herself from a hostil... continue

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The Rooftop by Fernanda Trias EN

Rating: 3     1 Vote
Description:
We begin where we end: what happened in this rundown apartment, closed off from the world?