Cantoras
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780525521693, 0525521690
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 24 cm
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Status
Adult Fiction - Public Shelving
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Fiction De Robertis
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Homosexuality -- Government policy -- Uruguay -- Fiction.
Lesbians -- Fiction.
Montevideo (Uruguay) -- Fiction.
Polonio, Cape (Uruguay) -- Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction.
Sexual minority community -- Uruguay -- Fiction.
Uruguay -- Fiction.
Uruguay -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Homosexuality -- Government policy -- Uruguay -- Fiction.
Lesbians -- Fiction.
Montevideo (Uruguay) -- Fiction.
Polonio, Cape (Uruguay) -- Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction.
Sexual minority community -- Uruguay -- Fiction.
Uruguay -- Fiction.
Uruguay -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780525521693, 0525521690
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book."
Description
"From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of The Gods of Tango, a revolutionary new novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship, find each other as lovers, friends, and ultimately, family. In 1977 Uruguay, a military government has crushed political dissent with ruthless force. In an environment where citizens are kidnapped, raped, and tortured, homosexuality is a dangerous transgression. And yet, despite such societal realities, Romina, Flaca, Anita "La Venus," Paz, and Malena--five cantoras, women who "sing"--somehow, miraculously, find each other and discover an isolated cape, Cabo Polonio, inhabited by just a lonely lighthouse keeper and a few rugged seal hunters. They claim this place as their secret sanctuary. Over the next 35 years, their lives move back and forth between Cabo Polonio and Montevideo, the city they call home, as they return, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, with lovers in tow, or alone. Throughout it all, the women will be tested repeatedly--by their families, lovers, society, and each other--as they fight to live authentic lives. A genre-defining novel and De Robertis's masterpiece, Cantoras is a breathtaking portrait of queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the human spirit. De Robertis has written a novel that is at once timeless and groundbreaking--a tale about the fire in all our souls and those who make it burn"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
De Robertis, C. (2019). Cantoras (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Robertis, Carolina. 2019. Cantoras. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)De Robertis, Carolina. Cantoras Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)De Robertis, Carolina. Cantoras First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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