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Bruna and Her Sisters in the Sleeping City
Published in Hardcover by Northwestern University Press (1999)
Authors: Alicia Yanez Cossio, Kenneth J.A. Wishnia, and Alicia Yanez Cossio
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The translation on this book, a total challenge
The narrative force of this book makes that this novel describes the very same life of the author using characters, handle them with so much mastery, that pass so easily from the remembrances of the author's to reality. In fact, all the characters existed and they are taken to this novel from the memories of Alicia Yanez with her very own style and beauty to a novel.


La casa del sano placer
Published in Unknown Binding by Planeta ()
Author: Alicia Yánez Cossío
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Vey original dialogue style
Ms. Rita Benavides who belongs to the "aristocracy" of some God forgotten little town in South America, is bored with being the Principal of a school for girls. She have noticed that some of her students regardless of their intelligence and the academic areas to which they are exposed only have one (well two) interests in life, men and sex.

That leads her to conclude that the town needs a business where the need for sexual pleasure could be provided with style and professionalism without risking the families of its not sexually satisfied men, unlike what occurs in the current joint were the prostitutes are a bunch of illiterate and exploited women who hate their job and are badly paid and can not foresee the great importance of courtesans in history.

Needless to say, the business becomes a success and the whole town is turned upside down. However, the best part of this novel is how the author pulls out an unpredictable ending that makes this novel a fantastic book to spend your time with.

Do not be fooled to think this book belong to the category of erotica, actually you will not find a single page describing a detailed sexual encounter, and that makes it even better because the author takes its reader through non walked territory.


Aprendiendo a morir
Published in Unknown Binding by Seix Barral ()
Author: Alicia Yánez Cossío
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Bruna Soroche y los tíos
Published in Unknown Binding by Libresa ()
Author: Alicia Yanez Cossio
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El cristo feo
Published in Unknown Binding by Abrapalabra Editores ()
Author: Alicia Yánez Cossío
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Retratos cubanos, 1957-1961 : cuentos
Published in Unknown Binding by Seix Barral ()
Author: Alicia Yañez Cossío
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