Aventures De China Iron, Las

Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE The most dynamic reworking of the Argentinean classic Martín Fierro, this is a radical novel about the liberation of a woman who embraces the boundless landscapes of La Pampa. Radiant and luminous. The desert is a prism of dogs, thistles, dust, and sky. The China Iron, the woman who beat Martín Fierro at a game of cards, accompanies Liz, an Englishwoman who is searching for her husband. China, now free of the gaucho’s lasso, embarks on a journey of exploration through the textures, flavors, and pleasures that the land and her new companion offer. After a long journey, they arrive in Paraíso, where they find a free world in which the creatures embrace each other in desire and the rivers, birds, and trees enjoy the same sort of love. Gabriela Cabezón Cámara composes a fascinating literary exercise in which she reimagines the universe of the great Argentinean tale in the key of gender, through a passionate queer adventure.