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The Naked Woman
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in feminist literature, surreal and brutal storytelling, and fans of authors like Clarice Lispector, Djuna Barnes, and Leonora Carrington.
In this surrealist novel, a woman’s feminist awakening drives a hypocritical village to madness in rural Uruguay.
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A woman's feminist awakening drives a hypocritical village to madness in rural Uruguay in this "wild, brutal paean to freedom" (NPR.org).
Shortlisted for the National Translation Award
When The Naked Woman was originally published in 1950, critics doubted a woman writer could be responsible for its shocking erotic content. In this searing critique of Enlightenment values, fantastic themes are juxtaposed with brutal depictions of misogyny and violence, and frantically build to a fiery conclusion.
Finally available to an English-speaking audience, Armonia Somers will resonate with readers of Clarice Lispector, Djuna Barnes, and Leonora Carrington.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781936932436
Publisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 December 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Contributors:
- Translated by Kit Maude
- Afterword by Elena Chavez Goycochea
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 128
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About the Author
Born in 1941, Armonia Somers was a Uruguayan feminist, pedagogue, novelist, and short story writer. Though considered to be part of the literary generation of 1945 in Uruguay, her style and use of a pseudonym set her apart. She passed away in May 1994. The Naked Woman is her first novel translated into English.
Kit Maude is a Spanish-to-English translator based in Buenos Aires. His translations of stories by Latin American authors have been featured in Granta, The Literary Review, and The Short Story Project, among other publications. He writes reviews for N, Otra Parte, and the Times Literary Supplement.
Elena Chavez Goycochea is a PhD candidate in Latin-American, Iberian and Latino Cultures at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Her research interests include Latin-American and Caribbean women’s writing, contemporary Afro-Brazilian literature, and literatures from transitional periods. She teaches at the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures at City College of New York.
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