The Nobel Prize–winning poet Gabriela Mistral is celebrated by
her native Chile as the “mother of the nation” even though she
spent most of her life in Mexico, Europe, and the United States.
Throughout the Spanish-speaking world and especially in Chile,
Mistral was characterized as a sad, traditionally Catholic
spinster. Yet her voluminous correspondence with Doris Dana, long
believed to be her secretary, reveals that the two women were
lovers from 1948 until Mistral’s death in 1957. These letters,
published in Spanish in 2010 and now translated for the first time
into English, provide insight into her work as a poet and
illuminate her perspectives on politics, especially war and human
rights. The correspondence also sheds light on the poet’s
personal life and corrects the long-standing misperceptions of her
as a lonely, single, heterosexual woman.
General
Imprint: |
University of New Mexico Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2018 |
Editors: |
Velma Garc ia-Gorena
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8263-5956-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8263-5956-6 |
Barcode: |
9780826359568 |
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