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CantorasCantoras

Cantoras

Carolina De Robertis

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In defiance of the brutal military government that took power in Uruguay in the 1970s, and under which homosexuality is a dangerous transgression, five women miraculously find one another—and, together, an isolated cape that they claim as their own. Over the next thirty-five years, they travel back and forth from this secret sanctuary, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, with lovers in tow or alone. Throughout it all, they will be tested repeatedly—by their families, lovers, society, and one another—as they fight to live authentic lives. A groundbreaking, genre-defining work, Cantoras is a breathtaking portrait of queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the human spirit.

Details

Publisher
Vintage
Pages
336
ISBN-13
9780525521709
OL Work ID
OL20119853W

Subjects

American literatureLGBTQ novelsStonewall Book AwardsNew York Times reviewedFiction, hispanic & latinoFiction, womenFiction, lgbtq+, generalFemale friendshipFictionLesbiansSexual minority communityHomosexualityGovernment policySelf-actualization (Psychology) in womenPolitics and governmentFICTION / LGBT / GeneralFICTION / Hispanic & LatinoFICTION / Women

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