Cantoras, by Carolina De Robertis
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Label
Cantoras, by Carolina De Robertis
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Cantoras
Oclc number
1061868546
Responsibility statement
by Carolina De Robertis
Summary
"In 1977 Uruguay, a military government has crushed political dissent with ruthless force. In an environment where citizens are kidnapped, raped, and tortured, homosexuality is a dangerous transgression. And yet, despite such societal realities, Romina, Flaca, Anita "La Venus," Paz, and Malena--five cantoras, women who "sing"--somehow, miraculously, find each other and discover an isolated cape, Cabo Polonio, inhabited by just a lonely lighthouse keeper and a few rugged seal hunters. They claim this place as their secret sanctuary. Over the next 35 years, their lives move back and forth between Cabo Polonio and Montevideo, the city they call home, as they return, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, with lovers in tow, or alone. Throughout it all, the women will be tested repeatedly--by their families, lovers, society, and each other--as they fight to live authentic lives"--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
general
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Genre
Subject
- LGBTQIA+
- Uruguay -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Sexual minority community -- Uruguay -- Fiction
- Lesbians -- Fiction
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- Homosexuality + Government policy -- Uruguay -- Fiction
- Montevideo (Uruguay) -- Fiction
- Uruguay -- Fiction
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction
- Polonio, Cape (Uruguay) -- Fiction
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- LGBTQIA+
- Uruguay -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Fiction
- Sexual minority community -- Uruguay -- Fiction
- Lesbians -- Fiction
- Female friendship -- Fiction
- Homosexuality + Government policy -- Uruguay -- Fiction
- Montevideo (Uruguay) -- Fiction
- Uruguay -- Fiction
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction
- Polonio, Cape (Uruguay) -- Fiction
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