{"title":"Nuria Capdevila–argüe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"hidden-path-by-nuria-capdevilaargue-9780997228786","title":"Hidden Path","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in early twentieth-century Spain, \u003ci\u003eHidden Path\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical coming-of-age novel told from the perspective of a woman painter who struggles to find her way with art and with the women she loved. The novel is narrated in the first-person, following María Luisa as she reflects on her life from the turn of the twentieth century through the outset of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939). She recalls growing from an imaginative tomboy into a docile wife and mother before claiming her independence as a portrait painter in Madrid’s bohemian and queer circles. Along the way, she introduces us to a lively cast of characters who both hinder and encourage her efforts to blaze her own path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poetic and sensuous language of María Luisa’s private reveries commingles with agile dialogue as the protagonist leads us through her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBest known in Spain as a writer of children’s literature, Elena Fortún left this manuscript unpublished at the time of her death in 1952, as its semi-autobiographical content risked provoking homophobic backlash under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. The first Spanish edition appeared in 2016 and was hailed as Fortún’s adult masterpiece, a previously unknown complement to her children’s saga \u003ci\u003eCelia and Her World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition, with Jeffrey Zamostny’s sensitive and nuanced translation, marks the novel’s first time appearing in any language aside from Spanish; it is also the first of Fortún’s works to appear in English. With an insightful foreword by scholar Nuria Capdevila-Argüelles, this volume will be an influential contribution to women’s studies, LGBT histories, and Spanish literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853264933100,"sku":"9780997228786","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/923893482543.jpg?v=1759193776"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/nuria-capdevila-argue.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}