Doa Ines vs. Oblivion
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Doa Ines vs. Oblivion by Ana Teresa Torres
Described by The Washington Post Book World as "classic Latin American magical realism . . . [from] a remarkable voice," Dona Ines vs. Oblivion is a rich saga melding national history with the story of one bitter family dispute. Dona Ines, matriarch of a wealthy family in eighteenth-century Caracas, is suing to regain the land her late husband bequeathed to his illegitimate mulatto son. Searching in vain for the original deed, she vows not to quit until the dust from the ancient documents rises up and chokes her. In 1780 she dies -- but the spirit of Dona Ines continues her quest through another two centuries of revolution, natural disaster, change, and social turmoil, riding the passionate tide of Venezuelan history to an ultimate conclusion. Beautiful, trenchant, and wickedly funny, it establishes Ana Teresa Torres as an important voice in world literature. "A fascinating, exuberant exploration of race and class in Venezuela." -- Cristina Garcia; "Exquisitely conceived and executed . . . Dona Ines will haunt serious readers of world literature for decades to come." -- Jay Parini; "Torres represents an important new generation of Venezuelan women writers." -- Isabel Allende; "Moves with languid dignity . . . Dona Ines's cranky, engaging, importuning, resentful, obsessed and relentless voice guides us through a family history that is also mired in Venezuelan history." -- John Vernon, The New York Times Book Review.
Ana Teresa Torres (Venezuela, 1945) es autora, entre otras, de las novelas La favorita del Seü¾Œ–˜¼or, Vagas desapariciones, Los ü¾˜–˜¼ltimos espectadores del acorazado Potemkin, Nocturama y Doü¾Œ–˜¼a Inü¾Ž–”¼s contra el olvido, Premio de Novela de la I Bienal de Literatura Mariano Picü¾Œ¶˜¼n-Salas y Premio Pegasus de Literatura 1998, traducida al inglü¾Ž–”¼s y al portuguü¾Ž–”¼s en varias ediciones. Destacada ensayista, en el aü¾Œ–˜¼o 2009 obtuvo una menciü¾Œ¶˜¼n por parte del jurado del Premio de Ensayo Debate-Casa de Amü¾Ž–”¼rica por su obra La herencia de la tribu. Del mito de la Independencia a la Revoluciü¾Œ¶˜¼n Bolivariana, a la que le siguieron El oficio por dentro y Diario en ruinas (1998-2017). En el campo psicoanalü¾™†”¼tico destacan sus obras Elegir la neurosis e Historias del continente oscuro. Ensayos sobre la condiciü¾Œ¶˜¼n femenina. En 2001 recibiü¾Œ¶˜¼ el Premio de la Fundaciü¾Œ¶˜¼n Anna Seghers de Berlü¾™†”¼n por su obra general. Es individuo de nü¾˜–˜¼mero de la Academia Venezolana de la Lengua.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802137265 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802137261 |
| Titel | Doa Ines vs. Oblivion |
| Autor | Ana Teresa Torres |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2000-10-05 |
| Seitenanzahl | 256 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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