Resultados para "Bernard" en Narrativa femenina

Aclamada por el jurado del Fondo Nacional de las Artes y ganadora del primer premio en la categoría novela, La fauna divina juega con las fronteras de lo políticamente incorrecto y derrumba todos los prejuicios sobre la deformidad, la enfermedad y la salud.

Messico, 1925: A 18 anni, Frida Kahlo sogna di diventare medico, ma un terribile incidente sconvolge tutti i suoi progetti. Costretta a letto per tre anni, grazie al supporto della famiglia la ragazza inizia a dipingere, cominciando con una serie di autoritratti. Incoraggiata dal padre che ne intuisce il talento, Frida sottopone i propri dipinti al famoso pittore Diego Rivera. Ma il fascino e il genio dell’artista la colpiscono tanto da farla innamorare perdutamente.

Gerry, once an architect, is forgetful and set in his ways. Stella is tired of his lifestyle and angry at his constant undermining of her religious faith. Things are not helped by memories that resurface of a troubled time in their native Ireland. As their vacation comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are - and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves.

A complex masterpiece that reveals the mind of a contemporary woman beyond the confines of family, love, and duty to one’s self Lexie, a married woman with four children, undergoes a midlife crisis and questions her role as wife, mother, and lover. From within a Victorian house in the Hudson River Valley, Lexie dissects her life experiences in hopes of gaining a deeper understanding of her unhappiness. Through rich symbolism, lively dialogue, and acute commentary, Hortense Calisher conjures a cohesive map of Lexie’s personal awakening.