by Gioconda Belli translated by Kathleen March foreword by Margaret Randall
University of Wisconsin Press, 2004 eISBN: 978-0-299-20683-3 | Paper: 978-0-299-20684-0 Library of Congress Classification PQ7519.2.B44M8513 2004 Dewey Decimal Classification 863.64
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Lavinia is The Inhabited Woman: accomplished, independent, and fiercely modern. She is sheltered and self-involved, until the spirit of an Indian woman warrior enters her being, then she dares to join a revolutionary movement against a violent dictator and—through the power of love—finds the courage to act.
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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Gioconda Belli joined the FSLN in 1970 and was in the Nicaraguan underground resistance until 1975 when she had to flee the Somoza regime’s secret police and go into exile. During her exile, she participated in several logistical operations. After Somoza was ousted and the Sandinistas came to power, she held government positions but resigned her political appointments to become a full time writer in 1986. She divides her time between Managua and Los Angeles.
REVIEWS
"A passionate story of love, courage, solidarity, and death, where . . . the lives of the characters are intertwined with the destiny of a country."—Isabel Allende
"An inviting novel of love, politics, and history, steeped in magical realism, served in rich prose."—Booklist
"One of the most gifted writers to have come out of Central America . . . a wonderfully free and original talent."—Harold Pinter
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
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