{"product_id":"cantoras-paperback","title":"Cantoras - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaro de Robertis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn defiance of the brutal military government that took power in Uruguay in the 1970s, and under which homosexuality is a dangerous transgression, five women miraculously find one another--and, together, an isolated cape that they claim as their own.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next thirty-five years, they travel back and forth from this secret sanctuary, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, with lovers in tow or alone. Throughout it all, they will be tested repeatedly--by their families, lovers, society, and one another--as they fight to live authentic lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA groundbreaking, genre-defining work, \u003ci\u003eCantoras\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking portrait of queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the human spirit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA writer of Uruguayan origins, Caro De Robertis is the author of \u003ci\u003eSo Many Stars: an Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as six novels, including\u003ci\u003e The Palace of Eros\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCantoras\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Their books have been translated into seventeen languages and have received numerous honors, including two Stonewall Book Awards, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, which they were the first openly nonbinary writer to receive. De Robertis is also an award-winning literary translator and a professor at San Francisco State University. They live in Oakland, California with their two children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ecaroderobertis.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335247073517,"sku":"9780525563433","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/W_uiXOalxq9780525563433.webp?v=1785033711","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/cantoras-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}