Name: We, the Casertas
SKU: 63550281
Price: 19.63 EUR
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Author: Aurora Venturini
ISBN: 9781593767310

Type

Physical Book

Author

Aurora Venturini

Publisher

Soft Skull

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781593767310

We, the Casertas

Aurora Venturini (Author) · Soft Skull · Paperback

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Synopsis "We, the Casertas"

From prize-winning author Aurora Venturini, a Gothic masterpiece following a gifted Argentine girl who left for Europe in search of meaning, and the relentless punishments of womanhood in the 1940s In deliciously ironic, and at times breathtakingly poetic prose, We, the Casertas is the story of Chela, the first-born child to a wealthy family in Buenos Aires. Threatened by her extraordinary intellect, her parents immediately take against her, instead lavishing attention on her beautiful sister. Chela is soon exiled to the attic and allowed to run wild, her only friend a lame owl with whom she explores the countryside. Chela's intellectual curiosity grows and she becomes a brilliant student, excelling at subject after subject, and eventually breaking free of the family that has always misunderstood her. But her troubles don't end there. After falling in love with a married man more than twice her age, she has her heart broken when he refuses to divorce his wife. In her hurt, she flees to Chile where she befriends Pablo Neruda, before heading to Europe where she falls in with a trio of mysterious aristocratic intellectuals dabbling in black magic. After her estate is appropriated by the Peronist government, Chela goes in search of her great aunt in Sicily where she embarks upon a passionate affair, goes treasure hunting with local sailors, and discovers an old family relic. We, the Casertas is a wild, unpredictable novel about the horrors of family life and the desperate loneliness of womanhood in the mid-century.

Aurora Venturini

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Aurora Venturini (1932-2015) was an Argentine writer and journalist, known for her deeply humanistic narrative and works that explore themes of friendship, family, and the complexities of human relationships. Her style is characterized by sensitive and reflective writing, where introspection and the analysis of emotions are key.

Among her most notable works is Las primas (1989), where she reflects on adolescence and family relationships. Also noteworthy is Las amigas (2012), a novel that delves into the dynamics of friendship among women.

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