Name: Limpia (in Spanish)
Price: 1405.00 TWD
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Author: Alia Trabucco Zerán
ISBN: 9789915673912

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Physical Book

Author

Alia Trabucco Zerán

Publisher

Lumen

Synopsis "Limpia (in Spanish)"

Estela deja a su madre en el sur para trabajar en la casa de una familia en Santiago de Chile y allí se queda los siguientes siete años, limpiando y criando a una niña acosada por la ansiedad, cuya muerte conocemos al comienzo de la novela. Como en una tragedia griega, la tensión crece con cada página, con cada personaje o elemento: la perra callejera, el veneno, la pistola, la confesión inconfesable del “señor”, la aparición de Carlos, hasta un desenlace tan poderoso como inevitable. Una novela excepcional donde todo el espesor reflexivo es contrapesado por una trama vertiginosa y una concatenación de hechos que refrenda lo que la propia Estela sabe advertir: que «hay muchas maneras de hablar. La voz es sólo la más sencilla».

Alia Trabucco Zerán

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Alia Trabucco Zerán is a distinguished Chilean writer whose work has been internationally recognized for its bold, thoughtful, and deeply literary style. Born in Santiago de Chile in 1983, Trabucco Zerán studied Law at the University of Chile, but her true passion for literature led her to pursue a Master's in Creative Writing in Spanish at New York University and a PhD in Latin American Literature at University College London.

Her first novel, "La Resta" (2015), is a haunting and poetic exploration of memory, mourning, and the legacies of the Chilean dictatorship. The work was a finalist for the prestigious Man Booker International Prize in 2019, establishing Trabucco Zerán as one of the most promising voices in contemporary Spanish literature.

She later published "Limpia" (2022), a text that challenges genres and norms, exploring themes of violence, class, and power from an innovative literary perspective. Her works stand out for their ability to question and deconstruct traditional narratives, proposing new ways to approach identity and history.

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