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- In what was at first meant to be a short essay about the influential Mexican writer Elena Garro (1916-1988), Jazmina Barrera's deep curiosity and exploration give us a singular portrait of a complex life.
- Author(s): Jazmina Barrera
- 254 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures
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Book Synopsis
In what was at first meant to be a short essay about the influential Mexican writer Elena Garro (1916-1988), Jazmina Barrera's deep curiosity and exploration give us a singular portrait of a complex life. Sifting through the writer's archives at Princeton, Barrera is repeatedly thwarted in her attempt to fully know her subject. Traditional means of research--the correspondence, photos, and books--serve only to complicate and cloud the woman and her work. Who was Elena Garro, really? She was a writer, a founder of "magical realism", a dancer. A devotee to the tarot and the I Ching. A socialite and activist on behalf of indigenous Mexicans. She was a mother and a lover who repeatedly shook off (and cheated on) her manipulative husband, Nobel-laureate Octavio Paz. And above all, she wrote with simmering anger and glittering imagination.The Queen of Swords is a portrait of a woman that also serves as an alternative history of Mexico City; a cry-out for justice; and an homage to the unknowable. It transcends mere biography, supplanting something tidy and authoritative for a sprawling experiment in understanding.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .67 Inches (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 254
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Literary Figures
Publisher: Two Lines Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Jazmina Barrera
Language: English
Street Date: November 11, 2025
TCIN: 94466053
UPC: 9781949641875
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-9492
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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