Cantoras

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Carolina de Robertis weaves a five-way lifeline, using words in the most exquisite way possible, bringing these characters to life for me.

But when the author is Carolina de Robertis – the author of the outstanding book Perla – and the women represent any one of us who yearn for a feeling of safety, home and family, the book cries out to be read. In an environment where citizens are kidnapped, raped, and tortured, homosexuality is a dangerous transgression.

Without her, there would be none of this experience, and I am whole-heartedly thankful for having this shared journey. Carolina De Robertis is the author of Perla and The Invisible Mountain, which was an international bestseller translated into fifteen languages, the recipient of Italy’s Rhegium Julii Prize, and a Best Book of 2009 according to the San Francisco Chronicle, O, The Oprah Magazine, and BookList.

It was wonderful to hear how the words were spoken, how the author sounded out the rhythm in the sentences, and how the cantoras banter back and forth. What if so much living made you dangerous,” thinks Romina, a young Uruguayan activist eager to fight the brutal military dictatorship that took power on the eve of her sexual awakening. Zmieniają się ich relacje, jedne związki się rozpadają, inne się pojawiają, a bohaterki powoli od siebie się oddalają, ale bezpieczna przystań na bezludziu wciąż jest wybawieniem od opresyjnej codzienności. I admit that I had this lesbian historical fiction audiobook on my list to listen for a good while but I couldn’t find the right frame of mind to enjoy it.Uruguay (2019) just elected its first right wing, racist, oligarch president since Mujica; one who has a history of abusing workers on his estancias. The great success of this novel is that it shows how tyranny, even if you can hide from it by living a quiet life, is a thief of joy and love. Morze - o czym pisze Williams i inne osoby zajmujące się teorią “queerowej ekologii” - jest miejscem, w którym działają kody i rytuały obce przybyszom spoza podwodnego świata.

It seemed, at times, that this was the only way the world would be remade as the heroes had dreamed: one woman holds another woman, and she in turn lifts the world.

Though the plot of “Cantoras” spans almost 40 years in the lives of these ardently progressive women, it’s strangely removed from global events: There’s no mention of the AIDS crisis, gay icons, revolutions elsewhere.