Las aventuras de China Iron / The Adventures of China Iron

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

One of the best books of Ibero-American fiction of 2017 according to The New York Times.

Chosen by the newspaper El País among the 20 best Latin American books published in 2017 in Mexico, Argentina and Colombia.

Selected by Página 12 among the best of the year in terms of literature that radiates empowerment and passion, struggle and female superpowers, sorority and queer family.

Among the 9 highlights of 2017 by the magazine Les InRockuptibles.

The most radical refoundation of the Argentine classic Martín Fierro, a reivindicative novel about the liberation of a woman who embraces the overflowing landscapes of La Pampa.

Radiant and luminous. The desert is a prism of dogs, thistles, dust and sky. La China Iron, the woman who won Martín Fierro in a card game, accompanies Liz, an Englishwoman who is tracking her husband.

China, now freed from the gaucho's ropes, embarks on a journey of exploration through the textures, flavors and pleasures that the land and her new companion offer her.

After a long journey, they will arrive at Paraíso, where they will find a free world, in which creatures embrace each other out of desire and rivers, birds and trees enjoy the same love.

Gabriela Cabezón Cámara creates a fascinating literary exercise where she reimagines the universe of the great Argentine story in a gender key, through a passionate queer adventure.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

The most dynamic reworking of the Argentinean classic Martín Fierro, this is a radical novel about the liberation of a woman who embraces the boundless landscapes of La Pampa.

Radiant and luminous. The desert is a prism of dogs, thistles, dust, and sky. The China Iron, the woman who beat Martín Fierro at a game of cards, accompanies Liz, an Englishwoman who is searching for her husband.

China, now free of the gaucho's lasso, embarks on a journey of exploration through the textures, flavors, and pleasures that the land and her new companion offer.

After a long journey, they arrive in Paraíso, where they find a free world in which the creatures embrace each other in desire and the rivers, birds, and trees enjoy the same sort of love. Gabriela Cabezón Cámara composes a fascinating literary exercise in which she reimagines the universe of the great Argentinean tale in the key of gender, through a passionate queer adventure.

Author: Gabriela Cabezon Camara
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: 12/17/2019
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9788439736264
ISBN10: 8439736266
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Alternative History
- Fiction | LGBTQ+ | Lesbian
- Fiction | Literary

About the Author
Gabriela Cabezón Cámara es autora de la novela La Virgen Cabeza (2009), publicada también en el Reino Unido; de las nouvelles Le viste la cara a Dios (2011) y Romance de la Negra Rubia (2014); de las novelas gráficas Beya (Le viste la cara a Dios) (2011) e Y su despojo fue una muchedumbre (2015) -ilustradas por Iñaki Echeverría- y de los relatos Sacrificios (2015). Estudió Letras en la UBA. En 2013 fue escritora residente en la Universidad de California en Berkeley, California. Desde entonces, coordina talleres y clínicas de escritura. Trabajó como editora de cultura de Clarín, y actualmente ejerce el periodismo de manera independiente, colaborando con medios como Página/12, Fierro, el blog de Eterna Cadencia y la revista Anfibia.