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Synopsis
This novel tells the story of a young woman at sea in a land where the sterility of government dogma belies the verdancy of the vegetation.
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About the Author
Zoé Valdés was born in Havana in 1959. A member Cuban delegation to UNESCO and the Cuban Culture Office in Paris in the 1980s, and the former assistant director of the magazine Cine Cubano, she has lived in exile in France since 1995. She is the acclaimed author of several novels, including The Weeping Woman, winner of the 2013 Azorin Award. She is a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters and lives in Paris.
Review
“"A knockout."” (Miami Herald)
““Zoé Valdés . . . thrills and shocks her readers the way Céline once did. . . . Entertaining and lusty.”” (Oscar Hijeulos)
““A bawdy, erotic, and existential novel . . . Literate and funny, poignant and realistic . . . glows with life and energy.”” (Washington Times)
““A sexually forthright and amusing contemporary Candide.””
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- PublisherArcade Publishing
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 161145302X
- ISBN 13 9781611453027
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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