La ic?nica novela de una de las grandes voces de la literatura argentina.
«Pocasnovelas hay en la literatura argentina capaces de construir unmundo tan s?rdido y transgresor como el que Gabriela Cabez?n C?mara compone en La Virgen Cabeza . — Diego G?ndara, Qu? leer
Exuberante y desbocada, barroca y veloz, exquisita y barriobajera es esta novela. «Pura materia enloquecida del azar , como pensaba que era la vida Q?ity, la periodista locuaz que termina enamorada de Cleopatra, una travesti carism?tica entregada al plan salvador que le dicta la Virgen. Del conurbano bonaerense a Miami, esta sant?sima y plebeya trinidad, sus hijos, amigos y vecinos encarnar?n una rebeli?n popular y sagrada, villera y delirante. Pero ni los milagros, ni la celebraci?n, ni la m?sica que revienta los pasillos de El Poso proteger?n esta utop?a fiestera, anticlasista y transg?nero.
The iconic novel by one of the great voices of Argentine literature. “Few novels in Argentine literature are capable of constructing a world as sordid and transgressive as the one Gabriela Cabez?n C?mara creates in Slum Virgin.” –Diego G?ndara, Qu? Leer
“Queer writing at its most exhilarating.” ―Times Literary Supplement The slums of Buenos Aires, the government, the mafia, the Virgin Mary, corrupt police, sex workers, thieves, drug dealers, and debauchery all combine in this sweeping novel deemed a ‘revelation for contemporary literature’ and ‘pure dynamite’ (Andr?s Neuman, author of Traveler of the Century & Talking to Ourselves ). When the Virgin Mary appears to Cleopatra, she renounces sex work and takes charge of the shantytown she lives in, transforming it into a tiny utopia. Ambitious journalist Quity knows she’s found the story of the year when she hears about it, but her life is changed forever once she finds herself irrevocably seduced by the captivating subject of her article. Densely packed, fast-paced prose, weaving slang and classical references, Slum Virgin refuses to whitewash the reality of the poor and downtrodden, and jumps deftly from tragedy to comedy in a way that has the reader laughing out loud.
Author: Gabriela Cabezón Cámara
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9788439745778
Language: Spanish







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