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Carolina De Robertis

    January 1, 1975

    Carolina De Robertis crafts narratives that delve into the profound intersections of migration, sexuality, and cultural identity. Her writing is distinguished by a deep empathy and a lyrical prose that illuminates intricate human connections and journeys across borders. Having dedicated a decade to women's rights advocacy, her work is imbued with a keen understanding of social justice issues. De Robertis offers readers compelling stories that explore the depths of the human spirit and societal challenges with a unique and resonant voice.

    Die Tangospielerin
    Perla
    The President and the Frog
    Perla, English edition
    The Invisible Mountain
    Cantoras
    • Cantoras

      • 317 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.4(6309)Add rating

      "From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of The Gods of Tango, a revolutionary new novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship, find each other as lovers, friends, and ultimately, family. In 1977 Uruguay, a military government has crushed political dissent with ruthless force. In an environment where citizens are kidnapped, raped, and tortured, homosexuality is a dangerous transgression. And yet, despite such societal realities, Romina, Flaca, Anita "La Venus," Paz, and Malena--five cantoras, women who "sing"--Somehow, miraculously, find each other and discover an isolated cape, Cabo Polonio, inhabited by just a lonely lighthouse keeper and a few rugged seal hunters. They claim this place as their secret sanctuary. Over the next 35 years, their lives move back and forth between Cabo Polonio and Montevideo, the city they call home, as they return, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, with lovers in tow, or alone. Throughout it all, the women will be tested repeatedly--by their families, lovers, society, and each other--as they fight to live authentic lives. A genre-defining novel and De Robertis's masterpiece, Cantoras is a breathtaking portrait of queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the human spirit. De Robertis has written a novel that is at once timeless and groundbreaking--a tale about the fire in all our souls and those who make it burn"-- Provided by publisher

      Cantoras
    • The Invisible Mountain

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.2(75)Add rating

      The sweep of a century, the hand of history, three women whose lives will never be the same again. As the twentieth century dawns, so begins one of the most dramatic periods in the history of South America. Women are emancipated, Che Guevara and Fidel Castro free Cuba, the Perons take power in Argentina, and three generations of Firielli women are to live, love, and fight for their independence and freedom. Pajarita is the founder of the dynasty, born into a rural village and constantly chafing against its narrow confines. A love-match with a circus performer offers her escape, but she is trapped in a cage of another sort when her husband becomes a monster. Her spirited daughter, Eva, enters a world shaken by revolution. Fleeing childhood abuse, and alienated from her mother, she heads to Buenos Aires, but the glittering circles she moves in cannot erase the memories of her past. Her daughter, Salomé, driven by political passion becomes a guerrilla fighter, but her idealism turns to tragedy when she is captured, and brutalised. From bohemian Buenos Aires to the hills of Rio de Janeiro; from tangos to demonstrations; from the broad sweep of history to the intimate lives of the Fierelli family, THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN traverses a changing South America, in which some things - love, family, hope - continue forever.

      The Invisible Mountain
    • Perla, English edition

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      A coming-of-age story, based on a recent shocking chapter of Argentine history, about a young woman who makes a devastating discovery about her origins with the help of an enigmatic houseguest. Perla Correa grew up a privileged only child in Buenos Aires, with a cold, polished mother and a straitlaced naval officer father, whose profession she learned early on not to disclose in a country still reeling from the abuses perpetrated by the deposed military dictatorship. Perla understands that her parents were on the wrong side of the conflict, but her love for her papá is unconditional. Yet when Perla is startled by an uninvited visitor, she begins a journey that will force her to confront the unease she has suppressed all her life, and to make a wrenching decision about who she is, and who she will become.

      Perla, English edition
    • The President and the Frog

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.5(13)Add rating

      Exploring themes of justice and memory, the narrative follows a former Latin American president as he reflects on his legacy amidst global threats to democracy. Known as the Poorest President in the World, he shares his journey from guerrilla fighter to symbol of human rights, revealing a surreal secret: during his imprisonment, he conversed with a talking frog, contemplating revolution and national love. This innovative tale highlights the resilience of the human spirit, emphasizing that even the smallest voices can instigate change, blending humor and poignancy throughout.

      The President and the Frog
    • Die junge Perla wächst als Einzelkind wohlhabender Eltern in Buenos Aires auf. Ihre Mutter ist schön und elegant, jedoch unnahbar, während ihr strenger Vater, ein Marineoffizier, über seinen Beruf und die damit verbundenen Geheimnisse schweigt. Als Perla in der Schule ein Gedicht über die „Verschwundenen“ verfasst – Menschen, die während der Militärdiktatur verschwanden – wird sie von ihrem Vater mit Hausarrest bestraft. Trotz ihres Wissens um die dunkle Vergangenheit ihrer Eltern bleibt ihre Liebe zu ihnen bedingungslos. Alles ändert sich, als ein unerwarteter Besucher vor der Tür steht und Perla auf eine Reise zwingt, die sie dazu bringt, sich mit ihrer eigenen Geschichte auseinanderzusetzen. Der Roman beleuchtet einen der dunkelsten Momente in Argentiniens Geschichte und zeigt das Porträt einer jungen Frau, die schmerzlich nach ihren Wurzeln und ihrer Identität sucht. Die Erzählung behandelt zeitlose Themen und ist sowohl poetisch als auch herzzerreißend. Sie stellt die emotionalen Herausforderungen und die Suche nach Wahrheit und Selbstverständnis in den Vordergrund.

      Perla
    • 1913. Die junge Leda verlässt ihre süditalienische Heimat, um in Argentinien ein besseres Leben zu finden. Was sie dort findet, ist eine melancholische, wunderschöne Musik: der Tango. »Eine kühne Protagonistin, eine atemraubende Sprache, ein Roman, fesselnd bis zur letzten Seite.« San Franciso Chronicle Buenos Aires, 1913. Als die siebzehnjährige Leda in Argentinien ankommt, sucht sie vergebens nach ihrem Ehemann Dante. Sie muss erfahren, dass er tot ist. Alles, was ihr von ihm bleibt, ist die Truhe mit seinen Kleidern. Völlig auf sich gestellt, entdeckt sie eine wunderbare, tieftraurige Musik, die sie noch nie zuvor gehört hat. Es ist eine Musik, die ausschließlich Männern vorbehalten ist. Mit der Geige ihres Vaters, kurzen Haaren und im Anzug ihres Mannes schließt sie sich einer Tangogruppe an. Je berühmter die Musiker werden, desto schwieriger ist es für Leda, ihr Geheimnis zu bewahren. Da begegnet sie ihrer großen Liebe... Darf sie ihre wahre Identität enthüllen? Auch wenn sie riskiert, alles zu verlieren? Nach »Die unsichtbaren Stimmen« ist »Die Tangospielerin« wieder ein großer Roman von Erfolgsautorin Carolina De Robertis. Und eine Hommage an die Geburtsstunde des Tangos.

      Die Tangospielerin