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La Virgen Cabeza / Slum Virgin
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ISBN10: 843974577X
ISBN13: 9788439745778
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: Oct 21 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 8.90
Language: Spanish
ISBN13: 9788439745778
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: Oct 21 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 8.90
Language: Spanish
La icónica novela de una de las grandes voces de la literatura argentina.
«Pocas novelas hay en la literatura argentina capaces de construir unmundo tan sórdido y transgresor como el que Gabriela Cabezón Cámara compone en La Virgen Cabeza . -- Diego Gándara, Qué leer
«Pocas novelas hay en la literatura argentina capaces de construir unmundo tan sórdido y transgresor como el que Gabriela Cabezón Cámara compone en La Virgen Cabeza . -- Diego Gándara, Qué leer
Exuberante y desbocada, barroca y veloz, exquisita y barriobajera es esta novela. «Pura materia enloquecida del azar , como pensaba que era la vida Qüity, la periodista locuaz que termina enamorada de Cleopatra, una travesti carismática entregada al plan salvador que le dicta la Virgen. Del conurbano bonaerense a Miami, esta santÃsima y plebeya trinidad, sus hijos, amigos y vecinos encarnarán una rebelión popular y sagrada, villera y delirante. Pero ni los milagros, ni la celebración, ni la música que revienta los pasillos de El Poso protegerán esta utopÃa fiestera, anticlasista y transgénero. Publicada por primera vez en 2009, La Virgen Cabeza impactó fuerte en el panorama de la literatura nacional. De quién era esa voz personalÃsima que inscribÃa su lengua entre la Odisea, la cumbia, el canon argentino y el romancero español? Desmesurada, su autora, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, obtuvo inmediatamente el elogio unánime de la crÃtica y el favor de los lectores hacia su proyecto: una revolución en pleno apogeo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The iconic novel by one of the great voices of Argentine literature. Few novels in Argentine literature are capable of constructing a world as sordid and transgressive as the one Gabriela Cabezón Cámara creates in Slum Virgin. --Diego Gándara, Qué Leer
Queer writing at its most exhilarating. ―Times Literary Supplement The slums of Buenos Aires, the government, the mafia, the Virgin Mary, corrupt police, sex workers, thieves, drug dealers, and debauchery all combine in this sweeping novel deemed a 'revelation for contemporary literature' and 'pure dynamite' (Andrés Neuman, author of Traveler of the Century & Talking to Ourselves ). When the Virgin Mary appears to Cleopatra, she renounces sex work and takes charge of the shantytown she lives in, transforming it into a tiny utopia. Ambitious journalist Quity knows she's found the story of the year when she hears about it, but her life is changed forever once she finds herself irrevocably seduced by the captivating subject of her article. Densely packed, fast-paced prose, weaving slang and classical references, Slum Virgin refuses to whitewash the reality of the poor and downtrodden, and jumps deftly from tragedy to comedy in a way that has the reader laughing out loud.
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