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Tales from the town of widows & chronicles from the land of men
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- ISBN: 0061257664 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
- ISBN: 9780061257667 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
- ISBN: 0061257672 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
- ISBN: 9780061257674 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
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remote - Publisher: Pymble, NSW ; New York : HarperCollins e-books, 2006.
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| General Note: | Title from eBook information screen. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires Adobe Reader 6.0 (file size: 2336 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 461 KB). |
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| Subject: | Women -- Colombia -- Fiction Civil war -- Colombia -- Fiction Colombia -- Fiction |
| Genre: | EBOOK. Electronic books. |
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Summary:
In the small Colombian mountain village of Mariquita, a band of guerrillas storms in to protest the country's ruling government. They arrive with propaganda and guns, and when they depart they have forcibly recruited all the town's men, leaving behind only a few--the priest and a young, fair-skinned boy disguised as a little girl. In their wake, Mariquita becomes a sinking wasteland filled with women who quickly resign themselves to food shortages, littered streets, and mourning. Deft, rich, and darkly humorous, Tales from the Town of Widows is a captivating exploration of gender and sexuality that uses the ongoing conflict in Colombia as a backdrop. It presents a fascinating portrait of ill-fated wives and the war that helped them build a peaceful, equality-based society. Exquisitely wrought, remarkably original, James Ca�n�on's stunning debut marks the arrival of an unforgettable new literary talent.
