Flesh to Bone

Flesh to Bone

Rooted in a Chicana/Latina/indigenous geographic and cultural sensibility, the stories of flesh to bone take on the force of myth, old and new, giving voice to those who experience the disruption and violence of the borderlands. In these nine tales, Silva metes out a furious justiceâ€”a whirling, lyrical energyâ€”that scatters the landscape with bones of transformation, reclamation, and healing.
â€¦An original and authentic voiceâ€¦with a unique vision. A blend of indigenismo and folktales retold in a modern veinâ€¦these stories come from the clouds, from spirits of ancient ancestors, from the oblique corners of the human consciousnessâ€¦A new and engaging duende is born. â€”Alejandro Murguia, author of This War Called Love
If Chagall had written, he would have painted words in the fierce brushstrokes of ireâ€™ne lara silvaâ€™s stories. If Remedios Varo had told stories, she would have wound the tendrils of her magic the way ireâ€™ne lara silva paints her world. â€”Cecile Pineda, author Devilâ€™s Tango: How I Learned the Fukushima Step by Step
ireâ€™ne lara silva writes about whatâ€™s between dark shadow and daylight, when, as on the Day of the Dead, we are so aware of the sacred. Though fiction, ireâ€™neâ€™s prose seems to transform into chanting verse. â€”Dagoberto Gilb, author of Before the End, After the Beginning: Stories
In her brilliant fiction debut, flesh to bone, ireâ€™ne lara silva uses hauntingly lyrical language to tell stories cast in the Latin American tradition of Juan Rulfo and Maria Luisa Bombal. But, do not mistake this work for magical realism. The fantastical elements, raw voices, and shifting realities inhabit an emotional, psychological, and all-too-physical landscape of loss and violence. Life-affirming and intense, the stories sweep us into another world where we come face to face with the deepest truths. Brava! â€”Norma CantÃº, author of CanÃcula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera
Country USA
Manufacturer Aunt Lute Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-12-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Aunt Lute Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-12-01
Format	Kindle eBook

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