A Space Odyssey:Decoding the Reality of Dictatorship in Carolina de Robertis's Cantoras  

作　　者：Sreeparna Das 

机构地区：[1]Jadavpur University

出　　处：《Journal of Foreign Languages and Cultures》2021年第1期135-142,155,共9页外国语言与文化（英文）

摘　　要：By turns brutal and beautiful,Carolina de Robertis's 2019 novel Cantoras explores twelve years of violent Uruguayan dictatorship where five women of different ages,social,economic,and familial circumstances are yet all equally affected by misogyny,homophobia,and political repression.The women come together to create a haven of freedom wherein to navigate their sexuality without being criminalized,in the middle of a place where freedom for a better future seems to belong to another bohemian era of dreams.Pieced together from the real-life oral narratives and testimonies of hundreds,lost or silenced in the mainstream din,the novel brings to life a portrait of queer love and forgotten history unlike any other.This essay aims a close reading of the socio-political environment of the novel from dictatorship to the revolution which makes the journey that these women take from social isolation to widespread acceptance,their achievements,losses,and resilience shine all the more.

关 键 词：historical fiction queer Latina fiction coming-of-age military dictatorship FEMINIST human rights 

分 类 号：I73[文学—其他各国文学]