The rooftop
(Book)
Author
Contributors
McDermott, Annie translator.
Published
Edinburgh : Charco Press, 2021.
ISBN
1913867048, 9781913867041
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION TRIAS, F. | On Shelf |
Green Hills Public Library District - Adult Fiction | TRIAS, F. | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor | FICTION TRIAS | On Shelf |
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Published
Edinburgh : Charco Press, 2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
112 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1913867048, 9781913867041
Notes
General Note
First published in Spanish as La azotea by Trilce (Montevideo), 2001.
Description
"'The world is this house', says Clara while she is trying to protect her beloved ones from the world - yes, that one outside their house walls - which seems to threaten them more and more. Clara entrenches herself with her father and her daughter Flor in a dark apartment that inevitably crumbles on them. The roof becomes their last recess of freedom. A caged bird is the only witness of Clara's fear and resistance against those she thinks are trying to destroy her. 'Are threats and pain external or inside our own bodies? Where is violence's root? What are we afraid of? Is there a possibility to find a roof to finally being able to breathe? What are our umbilical cords?' Fernanda Trías does not answer these questions - impossible for anyone - about instinct, civilization and taboos, instead she gives them shape and dives deep into them a with a grotesque and forceful history written with agility and a Kafkaesque sense of humor. The Rooftop is a claustrophobic novel about freedom, and also about fear, violence, motherhood and loss"--Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated from the Spanish.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Trías, F., & McDermott, A. (2021). The rooftop . Charco Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trías, Fernanda, 1976- and Annie McDermott. 2021. The Rooftop. Charco Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trías, Fernanda, 1976- and Annie McDermott. The Rooftop Charco Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Trías, Fernanda, and Annie McDermott. The Rooftop Charco Press, 2021.
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