La Fruta del Borrachero / Fruit of the Drunken Tree

Un debut fascinante situado en Colombia durante la violencia devastadora de los a os 90 sobre una...
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Author: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
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Language: Spanish
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La Fruta del Borrachero / Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Rojas Contreras, Ingrid

La Fruta del Borrachero / Fruit of the Drunken Tree

€26,24

La Fruta del Borrachero / Fruit of the Drunken Tree

€26,24
Author: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Format: Paperback
Language: Spanish
Un debut fascinante situado en Colombia durante la violencia devastadora de los a os 90 sobre una joven protegida y una empleada dom stica adolescente, quienes inician una improbable amistad que amenaza con deshacerlas a ambas.

La familia Santiago vive en una comunidad cerrada en Bogot , a salvo de la inestabilidad pol tica que aterroriza al pa s. Chula de siete a os y su hermana mayor, Cassandra, disfrutan de una vida carente de preocupaciones, gracias a la burbuja protectora de su madre y su hogar. Sin embargo, la amenaza de secuestros, coches bomba y asesinatos se ciernen justo afuera de las fronteras l mites de su vecindario, donde el divino dios de la droga, Pablo Escobar, sigue eludiendo a las autoridades y captando la atenci n de la naci n.

Cuando su madre contrata a Petrona, una empleada dom stica proveniente de un pobre barrio ocupado por la guerrilla, Chula hace de su misi n el entender los misterios que rodean a Petrona. Pero el comportamiento inusual de Petrona revela mucho m s que su timidez. Es una mujer joven que se derrumba bajo la carga de mantener a su familia, mientras que la fuerte oleada de su primer amor amenaza con arrastrarla en direcci n opuesta. Mientras las familias de ambas chicas luchan por mantener la estabilidad en medio del conflicto que se intensifica, Petrona y Chula caen en una complicada red de secretos que las obligar a elegir entre el sacrificio y la traici n.

Inspirado en la propia vida de la autora y contado a trav s de las perspectivas alternas de la voluntariosa Chula y la dolorosamente esperanzada Petrona, La fruta del borrachero contrasta dos historias muy diferentes pero inextricables. En una prosa exuberante, Rojas Contreras arroja luz sobre las decisiones casi imposibles que enfrentan a menudo las mujeres frente a la violencia, y las conexiones inesperadas que pueden surgir a ra z de la desesperaci n.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Seven-year-old Chula lives a carefree life in her gated community in Bogot , but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside her walls, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar reigns, capturing the attention of the nation.

When her mother hires Petrona, a live-in-maid from the city's guerrilla-occupied slum, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona's mysterious ways. Petrona is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls' families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy.

Inspired by the author's own life, Fruit of the Drunken Tree is a powerful testament to the impossible choices women are often forced to make in the face of violence and the unexpected connections that can blossom out of desperation.

Author: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Publisher: Vintage Espanol
Published: 10/02/2018
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780525564010
Language: Spanish

About the Author
Ingrid Rojas Contreras nació en Bogotá. Fue galardonada con el premio literario Mary Tanenbaum para no ficción en el 2014, y becaria en el San Francisco Writers' Grotto en 2015. Sus textos han sido publicados en Los Angeles Review of Books, Guernica y Electric Lite­rature, entre otros. Rojas Contreras ha recibido apoyo y reconocimiento del Programa de Residencia de Artistas Djerassi, la Asociación Nacional de Artes y Culturas Latinas, la Fundación Vilcek y la Comisión de Artes de San Francisco. Es miembro de la Fun­dación Macondo de Sandra Cisneros y actualmente vive en San Francisco, donde bloguea sobre libros para KQED, la estación afiliada de NPR, y enseña ficción en la Universidad de San Francisco.

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