La virgen cabezaLa virgen cabeza
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Book, 2025
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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 santísima 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 utopía 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 personalísima que inscribía 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 crítica y el favor de los lectores hacia su proyecto: una revolución en pleno apogeo.
"The slums of Buenos Aires, the government, the mafia, the Virgin Mary, corrupt police officers, prostitutes, transvestites, thieves, drug dealers, cumbia music and debauchery all combine in this sweeping novel deemed to be a "revelation for contemporary literature" and "pure dynamite" (Andraes Neuman, author of Traveller of the Century & Talking to Ourselves, Pushkin Press). Slum Virgin tells the larger-than-life story of Cleopatra, a transvestite who renounces prostitution after the Virgin Mary appears before her. Following the divine messages she receives, Cleo 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 steps into the shantytown and finds herself irrevocably seduced by the captivating subject of her article. The densely-packed, fast-paced prose, which weaves together everyday speech, shantytown slang and classical references, pulls the reader into the story immediately. The author turns phrases with dexterity, refusing to whitewash the reality of the poor and downtrodden, and jumping deftly from tragedy to biting comedy in a way that has the reader laughing out loud"--English language edition description.
"The slums of Buenos Aires, the government, the mafia, the Virgin Mary, corrupt police officers, prostitutes, transvestites, thieves, drug dealers, cumbia music and debauchery all combine in this sweeping novel deemed to be a "revelation for contemporary literature" and "pure dynamite" (Andraes Neuman, author of Traveller of the Century & Talking to Ourselves, Pushkin Press). Slum Virgin tells the larger-than-life story of Cleopatra, a transvestite who renounces prostitution after the Virgin Mary appears before her. Following the divine messages she receives, Cleo 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 steps into the shantytown and finds herself irrevocably seduced by the captivating subject of her article. The densely-packed, fast-paced prose, which weaves together everyday speech, shantytown slang and classical references, pulls the reader into the story immediately. The author turns phrases with dexterity, refusing to whitewash the reality of the poor and downtrodden, and jumping deftly from tragedy to biting comedy in a way that has the reader laughing out loud"--English language edition description.
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