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Gioconda Belli was recently stripped of her Nicaraguan citizenship along with 93 others. I don't think it was president Ortega's intention to remind me that this novel of hers was on my TBR, but it did, and now hopefully you can add it to yours and we can increase the readership of authors who resist their fascist governments. The novel is about Adam and Eve: Belli has fun showing us what a world without history looks like from their vantage.
Billypar If anyone doing the #ReadingtheAmericas2023 challenge still needs one from Nicaragua, I recommend giving this a try. 14mo
Leftcoastzen Sounds amazing 14mo
Billypar @Leftcoastzen Yeah, it's a pretty creative riff on one of the most famous stories ever. 14mo
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Currey @Billypar I have her autobiography on my TBR shelf. Thx for the prompt to get to it 14mo
Billypar @Currey I'd like read that one - it sounds like she's lived an interesting life to say the least. I think The Inhabited Woman was inspired by her experiences with the revolution in Nicaragua. 14mo
Suet624 All of this post is so informative! Ortega removing citizenships? This author? I have some reading to do. 13mo
Billypar @Suet624 I didn't know much about denaturalization before I heard of this story. Pretty terrible practice! 13mo