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Author/Contributor(s): De Robertis, Carolina
Publisher: Vintage Espanol
Date: 9/1/2020
Binding: Paperback
Condition: NEW

Cantoras es audaz y desacomplejada, un reto a la noción de normalidad y un tributo al poder del amor, la amistad, y la resistencia política. Es una fábula revolucionaria, ideal para este momento, escrita con sabiduría y amor”. —Dina Nayeri, The New York Times Book Review

En el Uruguay de 1977, el gobierno militar oprime a los disidentes con una fuerza brutal. En este ambiente opresivo donde los derechos personales están suspendidos, la homosexualidad es una transgresión peligrosa que debe ser castigada. Aun así, Romina, Flaca, Anita “La Venus”, Paz, y Malena—cinco cantoras—se encuentran milagrosamente en Cabo Polonio, un lugar aislado que reclaman como su santuario secreto. Y este despertar se contrapone al telón de fondo político del golpe de estado, la represión y las “desapariciones”. Durante los siguientes treinta y cinco años, sus vidas se reparten entre Montevideo, su ciudad de residencia, y el cabo, al que regresan –a veces juntas, a veces en parejas, con amantes, o solas. Una y otra vez, estas mujeres serán puestas a prueba—por sus familias, sus parejas, la sociedad y hasta por ellas mismas—mientras descubren como vivir de manera auténtica.

Cantoras, la obra maestra de De Robertis, es un asombroso retrato de amor, comunidad, historia, y la fuerza del espíritu humano. Eterna e innovadora, Cantoras es una novela sobre el fuego que existe en el alma y sobre quienes lo hacen arder.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

“Cantoras is a stunning lullaby to revolution – and eachwoman in this novel sings it with a deep ferocity. Again and again, I waslifted, then gently set down again – either through tears, rage, or later, I am still inside this song of a story.” (JacquelineWoodson, National Book Award-winning author)

From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of The Gods of Tango, a revolutionarynew novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of theUruguayan dictatorship, find one another as lovers, friends, and ultimately,family.

In 1977 Uruguay, a military government crushed political dissent withruthless force. In this environment,where the everyday rights of people areunder attack, homosexuality is a dangerous transgression to be punished. Andyet Romina, Flaca, Anita “La Venus”, Paz, and Malena – fivecantoras, women who “sing” – somehow, miraculously, find oneanother. Together, they discover an isolated, nearly uninhabited cape, CaboPolonio, which they claim as their secret sanctuary. Over the next 35 years,their lives move back and forth between Cabo Polonio and Montevideo, the citythey call home, as they return, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, withlovers in tow, or alone. And throughout, again and again, the women will betested – by their families, lovers, society, and one another – as they fightto live authentic lives.

A genre-defining novel and De Robertis’s masterpiece, Cantoras is a breathtaking portraitof queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the humanspirit. At once timeless and groundbreaking, Cantoras is a tale about thefire in all our souls and those who make it burn.

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