النائمة

by Carmen Boullosa, نادية جمال الدين محمد (Translator)

One of Mexico's best-known female authors recreates the world of colonial Mexico, where ancient religious beliefs persisted under Spanish rule, in a suspenseful adventure story infused with historical fact. Reprint.

Genres: Fiction

169 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Carmen Boullosa (b. September 4, 1954 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a leading Mexican poet, novelist and playwright. Her work is eclectic and difficult to categorize, but it generally focuses on the issues of feminism and gender roles within a Latin American context. Her work has been praised by a number of prominent writers, including Carlos Fuentes, Alma Guillermoprieto and Elena Poniatowska, as well as publications such as Publishers Weekly. She has won a number of awards for her works, and has taught at universities such as Georgetown University, Columbia University and New York University (NYU), as well as at universities in nearly a dozen other countries. She is currently Distinguished Lecturer at the City College of New York. She has two children -- Maria Aura and Juan Aura -- with her former partner, Alejandro Aura --and is now married to Mike Wallace, the Pulitzer Prize–winning co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[César Ojeda · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Las aguas de los lagos me han salvado.
Creo oír adentro de mí sus tímidos oleajes.
Veo en mis ojos cerrados la ciudad antigua, con templos blancos cubiertos de frescos, relieves y esculturas. La cuerda sigue dando vueltas y yo sigo viendo Temixtitan intacta. Visito el palacio del Tlatoani. Siento las manos tibias de la india en mí, quiero decirle "he visto la ciudad de ustedes", pero guardo silencio de muerte obedeciéndola."

[Morbid Swither · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5) Very interesting novel, but not as accomplished as the author’s poetry. Still, I remain fascinated by the work of Carmen Boullosa and am eager to read all I can by her.

[Paloma Gonzales · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Barrita · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[محمد رجب · Rating 2 out of 5]

ربما تعرف الكاتبة كيف تتحكم في أدواتها الكتابية ، لكنها في المقابل لا تعرف كيف تمتع قراءها .. عمل ربما يكون مهما بشكل ما ، لكنه عادم بدون طعم أو رائحة ..