Las niñas del naranjel

Ganador del Premio Sor Juana In s de la Cruz 2024

Abordaje l rico e irreverente del personaje hist rico de la Monja Alf rez, que naci en Espa a como ni a en 1592 y se sum travestida como var n a la Conquista de Am rica.

«Tan aguda, tan urgente, tan valiente. Gabriela Cabez n C mara es una de las voces m s aut nticas escribiendo en espa ol en este momento, y de todos sus talentos hay uno cada d a m s dif cil: no solo hurga y desaf a, no solo se anima a la oscuridad, sino que entrega a cambio la subversiva valent a de pensarnos m s humanos, m s vivos y luminosos que nunca . Samanta Schweblin

Para cumplirle a su Virgen del naranjel --lo ha salvado de la horca-- Antonio huye con dos ni as fam licas. En la selva, tan viva como un animal hecho de muchos, comienza una carta a su t a, priora del convento del que escap siendo novicia. Arriero, tendero, soldado, grumete y paje, ha empu ado la espada y hundido la daga. Ahora debe cuidar de una manada y de Michi y Mit ku a, que lo interrumpen una y otra vez con sus preguntas dif ciles. La autora encuentra en Catalina de Erauso, la legendaria Monja Alf rez, quien narre la cruel destrucci n de Am rica y le permita avanzar contra los g neros. Donde la avaricia colonial destruye, esta novela monumental funda una nueva gram tica amorosa en la que el cine de Miyazaki, los rezos en lat n, las canciones en vasco y las palabras del guaran rompen la m trica del Siglo de Oro.

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Winner of Premio Sor Juana In s de la Cruz 2024

A lyrical and irreverent imagining of the true story of the Lieutenant Nun, who was born a girl in Spain in 1592 and disguised herself as a man to participate in the Conquest of the Americas.

"So incisive, so urgent, so brave. Gabriela Cabez n C mara is one of the most authentic voices in today's Spanish-language literature, and her many talents include one of the most formidable of all: By encouraging us to probe and challenge, to bring light to the darkness, she gives us the subversive courage to become more human, alive and luminous than ever before."- Samanta Schweblin

To keep his vow to Our Lady of the Orange Grove --who saved him from the noose-- Antonio flees with two starving girls. In the jungle, he begins writing a letter to his aunt, the prioress of the convent he escaped as a youth. He has been a mule driver, shopkeeper, soldier, cabin boy and page; he has wielded his sword and slashed with his dagger. Now he has a flock to tend, as well as Michi and Mit ku a, who pester him constantly with hard-to-answer questions. In Catalina de Erauso, the legendary Lieutenant Nun, the author finds a unique narrator for the destruction of the Americas and a breaker of gender stereotypes. Where colonial greed destroys, this monumental novel builds a new language of love. With influences as varied as the films of Miyazaki, Latin prayers, Basque songs and terms borrowed from Guaran , Gabriela Cabez n C mara crafts new rhythms that transcend the bounds of Golden Age Spanish poetry.