Traba Marta (157 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Acclaim for Mothers and Shadows In the silence after her death, her novel, full of voices as passionate as her own, is particularly precious . The end of the story is wrenching; it invades the reader's space as the confrontational Dolores has invaded the falsely secure space of Irene, making it unsafe and real. The Village VoiceA high pitch of emotional intensity is sustained throughout. Christian Science MonitorA well-paced and tense story, building up to the final climactic moment. The translation is superb. Choice Poignant and powerful. Texas ObserverIt was all so recent, it all seems so close, so recognisable, even familiar . Yet they vanished into a hell beyond the scope of normal imagination. This impressive and very readable book understates all this, making its point artistically much better than if it had been more explicit. London's Financial Times Once read, it cannot be forgotten. Everywoman Mothers and Shadows reflects the political awareness of women in Latin America and the emergence of women into the political sphere. Sojourner Revealing and heartbreaking. National Catholic ReporterWhat sets this novel apart from the familiar coterie of leftist/revolutionary tracts is the sensitivity and intellectual flexibility of its central characters. Review: Latin American Literature & ArtsA brilliant writer, gifted with a deft sense of understatement and a luminous intellect, Traba animates her characters with compassion and dignity. She is also adept at creating details that evoke an atmosphere of psychological intensity and suspense. San Francisco Chronicle As timely today as when it was first published Los Angeles Review.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Acclaim for Mothers and Shadows In the silence after her death, her novel, full of voices as passionate as her own, is particularly precious . The end of the story is wrenching; it invades the reader's space as the confrontational Dolores has invaded the falsely secure space of Irene, making it unsafe and real. The Village VoiceA high pitch of emotional intensity is sustained throughout. Christian Science MonitorA well-paced and tense story, building up to the final climactic moment. The translation is superb. Choice Poignant and powerful. Texas ObserverIt was all so recent, it all seems so close, so recognisable, even familiar . Yet they vanished into a hell beyond the scope of normal imagination. This impressive and very readable book understates all this, making its point artistically much better than if it had been more explicit. London's Financial Times Once read, it cannot be forgotten. Everywoman Mothers and Shadows reflects the political awareness of women in Latin America and the emergence of women into the political sphere. Sojourner Revealing and heartbreaking. National Catholic ReporterWhat sets this novel apart from the familiar coterie of leftist/revolutionary tracts is the sensitivity and intellectual flexibility of its central characters. Review: Latin American Literature & ArtsA brilliant writer, gifted with a deft sense of understatement and a luminous intellect, Traba animates her characters with compassion and dignity. She is also adept at creating details that evoke an atmosphere of psychological intensity and suspense. San Francisco Chronicle As timely today as when it was first published Los Angeles Review.…

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Hardcover. Condition: As New in As New dust jacket. Translation of 1984 Edition. "Two women meet in the throes of political terror that have dominated Latin America's Southern Cone in our time." Traba authored 33 published volumes of fiction, poetry, essays and art criticism. This is her first literary work to appear in English. ; 5 1/4 x 8 "; 178 pages.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Columbia. 1986. Readers International. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0930523156. Translated from the Spanish by Jo Labanyi. 178 pages. hardcover. keywords: Latin America Argentina Literature Translated Women. DESCRIPTION - MOTHERS AND SHADOWS appeared in 1981 as the start of a trilogy on exile. The second part IN WHAT EVER PLACE (Cualquier Lugar in Spanish), a novel about exile was being revised at the time of the author's death. This is the story of two politically engaged women in South America at the time of the 1973 Pinochet coup in Chile. Irene, a successful Argentinian actress whose son is caught up in the terror in Chile, and Dolores, a young Uruguayan activist, are uncomfortably reunited some five years after having been arrested and brutally beaten in Montevideo. In conversations and interior monologues over the course of a single afternoon and evening, they recount events leading up to the experience in Uruguay and the affect it has had on their lives since. inventory #95.…

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