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Housed Under Glass: A Story of Desire, Repression, Loss, and Healing / Tras paredes de cristal: una historia de deseo, represión, pérdida y sanación

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Like many other U.S. Hispanic/Latina writers, María Luisa Ortega Hernández confronts the dehumanizing expectations of her religious heritage, heavily imposed on women. In HOUSED UNDER GLASS , her voice--poetic and bilingual--denounces the oppressive control of her female body and finds healing in her claimed right to her own true self. The author especially invites other women to read her words, magical allies in her complete recovery.  

Como muchas otras escritoras hispanas/latinas estadounidenses, María Luisa Ortega Hernández hace frente a las expectativas deshumanizantes de su herencia religiosa, duramente impuestas sobre la mujer. En TRAS PAREDES DE CRISTAL , su voz --poética y bilingüe-- denuncia el control opresivo de su cuerpo de mujer y encuentra sanación en el reclamo a su propio y verdadero ser. La autora invita especialmente a que otras mujeres lean sus palabras, aliadas mágicas en su recuperación.

150 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

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