The Naked Woman
By: Armonía Somers ; translated by Kit Maude ; afterword by Elena Chavez Goycochea
Contributors: Maude, Kit, translator
Edition: First Feminist Press edition.
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Published: 2018-11-06
Language: eng
Translated from: spa
Translation of: La mujer desnuda
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781936932436
Subjects: Fiction; Man-woman relationships; Women
Work titles: Mujer desnuda
Description: A woman's feminist awakening drives a hypocritical village to madness in rural Uruguay.
Notes: Originally published in Uruguay in 1950.

Translation from the Spanish of: Mujer desnuda.

"A surreal, nightmarish book about women's struggle for autonomy--and how that struggle is (always, inevitably) met with violence." --Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties A groundbreaking feminist classic from 1950s Uruguay, The Naked Woman was met with scandal and outrage due to its erotic content, cynicism, and stylistic ingenuity. The novel follows Rebeca Linke's ardent, ultimately tragic, attempt to free herself from a hostile society. Juxtaposing fantastic imagery and brutal depictions of violence, Somers will resonate with readers of Clarice Lispector, Angela Carter, and Djuna Barnes."--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-154).