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| Original Title: | La mujer habitada |
| ISBN: | 029920684X (ISBN13: 9780299206840) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Das politische Buch (1989) |
Gioconda Belli
Paperback | Pages: 414 pages Rating: 4.13 | 3069 Users | 244 Reviews
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Lavinia is The Inhabited Woman: accomplished, independent, and fiercely modern. She is sheltered and self-involved, until the spirit of an Indian woman warrior enters her being, then she dares to join a revolutionary movement against a violent dictator and—through the power of love—finds the courage to act.
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| Title | : | The Inhabited Woman |
| Author | : | Gioconda Belli |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 414 pages |
| Published | : | December 8th 2004 by University of Wisconsin Press (first published 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Magical Realism. European Literature. Spanish Literature. Feminism |
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As someone said I would, I enjoyed this much more than her memoir. I loved the first third of the memoir; I loved ALL of the novel. I like the story within the story (of the woman - a "real" historical figure, I gather - or, at least one who is the subject of many myths from the time of the Spanish Conquest of Nicaragua). And, I like the window into being a woman within a revolution; seems like it mirrors the roles played by women within the SDS and Black Panthers, etc. in the U.S. in an earlierDespite the fact that it took me seriously 5 years to read, it was pretty good. Since it was in spanish, I probably missed a lot, but the story was fascinating and the descriptions really placed you into this woman's life. It's about an educated, aristocratic young architect in central american who experiences a drastic internal transformation by becoming ingrained in the underground revolution against a tyrannical government. This occurs because she has become inhabited by the spirit of an
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both a great literary accomplishment and one of the best inside views of how a person of privileged background becomes a revolutionary, all told with a keen feminist perspective
The book is certainly well written and the story is consistent. It is surely a enjoyable reading. Anyway I didn't love the character of Lavinia for most of the book. I found her quite immature and somehow childish, and not because of her inner struggles (which I think are cohrent with the situation she is) but more because of her behavior. I started liking her only at the end. I think that after reading The country beneath my skin, of which I really loved every single page, I felt some parts of
This magical-realist novel, said to be based upon Belli's own experiences as a Sandanista, follows the parallel narratives of Lavinia, a modern-day Nicaraguan architect who becomes involved in the struggle to overthrow her country's dictator; and Itza, a 16th-century Nahuatl warrior-woman fighting the Spanish conquistadors. History is alive in more than a metaphorical sense in The Inhabited Woman, as the spirit of Itza, trapped in an orange tree, is literally consumed by Lavinia. When the time
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