| El Manto / The Mantle Contributor(s): Serrano, Marcela (Author) |
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ISBN: 6073185731 ISBN-13: 9786073185738 Publisher: Alfaguara OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9.4" (0.50 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Entre el diario y el ensayo, El manto es una gran reflexi n sobre la muerte y la p rdida. Marcela Serrano aborda el duelo de la muerte de su hermana escribiendo un relato estremecedor y agudo. Todo lo que le ocurre durante el a o que sigui a esta experiencia es registrado por la autora en este diario donde, en simult neo, intercala las lecturas sobre la muerte que fueron acompa ndola en el arduo proceso. Inscrito en el mismo universo po tico y familiar que ha definido toda su obra, Marcela Serrano escribe en El manto una conmovedora reflexi n sobre la muerte y los afectos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Part diary part essay, The Mantle is a wonderful reflection on death and loss. Marcela Serrano addresses the mourning of her sister's death with a heart-rending and poignant account. Everything that happened during the year following this experience is disclosed by the author in this diary where, simultaneously, she intersperses readings about death that accompanied her during this arduous process. Done in the same poetic and informal universe that has defined her work, in The Mantle Marcela Serrano writes a moving reflection on death and affection. |
