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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457856403321

Autore

Fahey Felicia Lynne <1967->

Titolo

The will to heal [[electronic resource] ] : psychological recovery in the novels of Latina writers / / Felicia Lynne Fahey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2007

ISBN

1-283-63514-3

0-8263-2856-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

860.9/3561

Soggetti

Spanish American fiction - Women authors - History and criticism

Spanish American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Healing in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Lifting the weight of terror : disembodiment in Alina Diaconú's El penúltimo viaje -- Surviving terror : mourning loss in Manuela Fingueret's Hija del silencio -- Going home : returning from exile in Luisa Valenzuela's La travesía -- (Un)romancing Mexico : sexual healing in Sara Sefchovich's Demasiado amor -- Crossing with an angel : spiritual cure in Laura Restrepo's Dulce compañía -- No way home : traumatic returns in Ana Castillo's The Mixquiahuala letters.

Sommario/riassunto

How six Latina authors, whose works combine autobiography and fiction, use this technique to heal from personal and political trauma.