Ana María Shua has carved a significant niche in contemporary Argentine fiction, with a prolific output spanning novels, short stories, microfiction, poetry, and essays. Her acclaimed works, translated across numerous languages, delve into themes of memory, time, and human connection, employing a distinctive style that blends imaginative flair with astute psychological insight. Shua is celebrated for her masterful command of form, particularly in microfiction, where she condenses profound emotions and ideas into remarkably concise narratives. Her writing offers readers a deeply resonant experience that lingers long after the final page.
Whether writing of insomnia from a mosquito's point of view or showing us what happens after the princess kisses the frog, Ana Maria Shua, in these fleet and incandescent stories, is nothing if not pithy - except, of course, wildly entertaining. Some as short as a sentence, these microfictions have been selected and translated from four different books.
Ana Maria Shua, a prominent Latin American Jewish writer born in Buenos Aires in 1951, showcases her literary prowess through a diverse body of work. Beginning her publishing journey at just sixteen, she has since authored thirteen books, spanning nonfiction, novels, short stories, and children's literature. Her prolific output and unique voice contribute significantly to contemporary literature.
¿Quiénes son las mujeres que protagonizan los cuentos de este libro? ¿Son especiales, únicas, diferentes de las mujeres que conocemos y con las que tratamos todos los días? ¿Son distintas de las madres, las maestras, las médicas, las policías, las tías, las profesoras, las hermanas, las ingenieras, las abuelas del mundo real? Es posible que algunas sean más fuertes o más valientes o más inteligentes que la mayoría. Pero casi todas son simplemente mujeres comunes a las que la vida ha llevado a situaciones tan difíciles que solo se podían resolver de una forma extraordinaria.