Bibliograph

Variations on the body, María Ospina ; translated by Heather Cleary

Type

Label

Variations on the body, María Ospina ; translated by Heather Cleary

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Variations on the body

Oclc number

1201656962

Responsibility statement

María Ospina ; translated by Heather Cleary

Summary

"In six subtly connected stories, Variations on the Body explores the obsessions, desires, and idiosyncrasies of women and girls from different strata of Colombian society. A former FARC guerilla fighter adjusts to urban life and faces the new violence of an editor co-opting her experiences. A woman adrift in the city she left as a child looks for someone to care for, even if it has to be by force, while another documents a flea infestation with a catalog of the marks on her flesh. A little girl copes with her anxiety about the adult world by exacting revenge on her nanny, who she thinks belongs to her. Combining humor, heartbreak, and unexpected violence, Ospina constructs a keen reflection on the body as a simultaneous vehicle of connection and alienation in vibrant, gleaming prose"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Policarpa -- Occasion -- Saving young ladies -- Fauna of the ages -- Collateral beauty -- Variations on the body

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