Synopses & Reviews
Exquisite word portraits of women by one of the past century's greatest women writers.
These recados—brief, descriptive essays—paint vivid pictures of some of the most extraordinary women of Mistral's generation—and give us insights into Mistral herself. In these pieces, Mistral infuses the traditionally objective essay form with the intimate and subjective, thereby creating an alternate space for women intellectuals in the public sphere. Her subjects range from her own beloved mother to well-known writers such as Victoria Ocampo and Emily Brontë, artists such as Chilean sculptor Laura Rodig and dancer Isadora Duncan, and to topics including feminism, women and politics, and women and education.
Gabriela Mistral (1889—1957) is the only woman from Latin America to win the Nobel Prize. A native of Chile, she spent the final years of her life in the United States.
Synopsis
Non-fiction. Latino/a Studies. Edited by Marjorie Agosin and Jacqueline C. Nanfito. Best known for her Nobel-Prize winning poetry, Gabriela Mistral also wrote prose, including the recados in this collection. These brief essays were, for the most part, first published in newspapers in Latin America. Mistral intended for them to be a kind of letter destined for a larger and more inclusive readership than that reached by her poetry. Writing about the women she admired, these recados provide a glimpse into Mistral's private world and reveal the strong emotional ties she had to women, as well as her feelings on equality and feminism.
Synopsis
Exquisite word portraits of women by one of the past century's greatest women writers.
About the Author
Isabel Allende is a well known writer of fiction and nonfiction.