Books olmary rated it it was amazing mar 10, no trivia or quizzes yet. Rosario ferre, shortstory writer, novelist, critic, and professor, one of the leading women authors in contemporary latin america. To ask other readers questions about maldito amor, please sign up. This hypnotic story traces the many hardships and glories of a rapturous family and their beloved sugar mill. Rosario josefina ferre was born in ponce, puerto rico on september 28, 1938. She wrote the bulk of her work in her native spanish, but in 1995 she published a novel, house on the lagoon, written in english. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a. She was a finalist for the national book award for her novel the house on the lagoon in 1995. Gossip and nation in rosario ferres maldito amor loyola. This acclaimed book by rosario ferre is available at in several formats for your ereader. Engaging, wellwritten and culturally relevant, the stories in rosario ferres collection are some of the best that latin america has to offer. It is surprising, therefore, that maldito amor pictures puerto rico as destroyed by, but never freed from.
She received a bachelors degree in english literature from manhattanville college, a masters degree in literature from the university of puerto rico, and a ph. Albert added it oct ferte, wendy marked it as toread mar 15, in the four stories that make up maldito amor ferre explores the history of political and cultural struggle in her native puerto rico through one of latin americas most. Maldito amor rosario ferre haftad 9780375700637 bokus. Rosario ferre was born in puerto rico, where her father served as governor. Rosario ferre 1942 puerto rican short story writer, novelist, essayist, critic, poet, and translator.
She was best known for her novels and short stories. History and stories of mestizaje in the spanish caribbean. This was good, too bad i cant give out star ratings. Maldito amor y otros cuentos rosario ferre comprar. Rosario ferres 1986 novella maldito amor has been widely interpreted as a feminist text. Maldito amor y otros cuentos del autor rosario ferre isbn 9789681676551.