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Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand
Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand: A Novel of Adam and Eve | Gioconda Belli
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“Ingenious.” —Vogue “Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand takes on nothing less than the creation myth of Western culture.” —Salman Rushdie The winner of the prestigious 2008 Biblioteca Breve Prize—joining such renowned Latin American luminaries as Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes—acclaimed poet and novelist Gioconda Belli’s Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand is a wholly creative and original re-imagining of the story of Adam and Eve and original sin. In a brilliant translation by Margaret Sayers Peyden, this remarkable new look at the Book of Genesis will appeal to readers of the novels of Isabel Allende, Anne Rice’s Jesus Chronicles, and to all lovers of great imaginative literature.
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Gioconda Belli was recently stripped of her Nicaraguan citizenship along with 93 others. I don't think it was president Ortega's intention to remind me that this novel of hers was on my TBR, but it did, and now hopefully you can add it to yours and we can increase the readership of authors who resist their fascist governments. The novel is about Adam and Eve: Belli has fun showing us what a world without history looks like from their vantage.

Billypar If anyone doing the #ReadingtheAmericas2023 challenge still needs one from Nicaragua, I recommend giving this a try. 12mo
Leftcoastzen Sounds amazing 12mo
Billypar @Leftcoastzen Yeah, it's a pretty creative riff on one of the most famous stories ever. 12mo
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Currey @Billypar I have her autobiography on my TBR shelf. Thx for the prompt to get to it 12mo
Billypar @Currey I'd like read that one - it sounds like she's lived an interesting life to say the least. I think The Inhabited Woman was inspired by her experiences with the revolution in Nicaragua. 12mo
Suet624 All of this post is so informative! Ortega removing citizenships? This author? I have some reading to do. 11mo
Billypar @Suet624 I didn't know much about denaturalization before I heard of this story. Pretty terrible practice! 11mo
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