These three novellas, by a writer who has earned her place in the forefront of Central American literature, explore three critical stages in a woman's life and are an extraordinary example of Claribel Alegria's ability to weave the magical and the real, the fantastic and the horrific. Karen, a young 'corrupted' Catholic school girl, talks to the walls and forms a strange relationship with an especially prudish nun. Ximena, a Nicaraguan woman living in Paris, finds herself being drawn into the 1979 revolution even though she ...
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These three novellas, by a writer who has earned her place in the forefront of Central American literature, explore three critical stages in a woman's life and are an extraordinary example of Claribel Alegria's ability to weave the magical and the real, the fantastic and the horrific. Karen, a young 'corrupted' Catholic school girl, talks to the walls and forms a strange relationship with an especially prudish nun. Ximena, a Nicaraguan woman living in Paris, finds herself being drawn into the 1979 revolution even though she is thousands of miles away. Marcia moves with her husband to Deya, a small mystical town in Mallorca where everyday life is a bizarre mixture of the supernatural and natural worlds.
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Add this copy of Family Album to cart. $8.04, fair condition, Sold by Ladylisabooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chester, , UNITED KINGDOM, published 1990 by Women's Press.
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Used: Acceptable. Paperback in good condition, slight yellowing of pages. 1990 1st edition The Women's Press. Translated by Amanda Hopkinson. Stories of Catholic Girlhood. These three novelettes, which first appeared in English in Great Britain, are now available to American readers. "The Talisman" recounts the experiences of the female protagonist in a religious boarding school. "Family Album, " the weakest and most political of the set, counterbalances a domestic drama against the political vicissitudes preceding Somoza's exile. "Village of God and the Devil" recalls eerie extrasensory occurrences in a Mallorcan village. Throughout all three runs the theme of the persistence of the past in the present. These distinctive tales by the noted Salvadoran expatriate ably complement her testimonial Luisa in Realityland ( LJ 10/1/87) and the committed verse of Woman of the River ( LJ 4/1/89). -used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. ISBN 0-7043-4126-3 0704341263.
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 191 p. Audience: General/trade. These three novellas, by a writer who has earned her place in the forefront of Central American literature, explore three critical stages in a woman's life and are an extraordinary example of Claribel Alegria's ability to weave the magical and the real, the fantastic and the horrific. Karen, a young 'corrupted' Catholic school girl, talks to the walls and forms a strange relationship with an especially prudish nun. Ximena, a Nicaraguan woman living in Paris, finds herself being drawn into the 1979 revolution even though she is thousands of miles away. Marcia moves with her husband to Deya, a small mystical town in Mallorca where everyday life is a bizarre mixture of the supernatural and natural worlds.
Add this copy of Family Album: Three Novellas to cart. $21.95, very good condition, Sold by Book Trader Cafe rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NEW HAVEN, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by The Women's Press Ltd.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; No Writing in text, slight wear to edges and cover. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
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