Cantoras De Robertis, Caro creator author. text novel Fictional Work Lesbian fiction Historical fiction Political fiction Novels Fiction Historical fiction. Lesbian fiction. Historical fiction. Lesbian fiction. Political fiction. Novels. Romans lesbiens. Romans. nyu 2019 2019 First edition. monographic eng print 317 pages ; 25 cm "From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of The Gods of Tango, a revolutionary new novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship, find each other as lovers, friends, and ultimately, family. In 1977 Uruguay, a military government has crushed political dissent with ruthless force. In an environment where citizens are kidnapped, raped, and tortured, homosexuality is a dangerous transgression. And yet, despite such societal realities, Romina, Flaca, Anita "La Venus," Paz, and Malena--five cantoras, women who "sing"--Somehow, miraculously, find each other and discover an isolated cape, Cabo Polonio, inhabited by just a lonely lighthouse keeper and a few rugged seal hunters. They claim this place as their secret sanctuary. Over the next 35 years, their lives move back and forth between Cabo Polonio and Montevideo, the city they call home, as they return, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, with lovers in tow, or alone. Throughout it all, the women will be tested repeatedly--by their families, lovers, society, and each other--as they fight to live authentic lives. A genre-defining novel and De Robertis's masterpiece, Cantoras is a breathtaking portrait of queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the human spirit. De Robertis has written a novel that is at once timeless and groundbreaking--a tale about the fire in all our souls and those who make it burn"-- adult Carolina De Robertis. "This is a Borzoi book."--Title page verso. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Stonewall Book Award, Barbara Gittings Literature Award, 2020. s-uy--- Female friendship Fiction Lesbians Fiction Sexual minority community Uruguay Fiction Homosexuality Government policy Uruguay Fiction Self-actualization (Psychology) in women Fiction Uruguay Politics and government 20th century Fiction Polonio, Cape (Uruguay) Fiction Montevideo (Uruguay) Fiction Uruguay Fiction Amitié féminine Romans, nouvelles, etc Lesbiennes Romans, nouvelles, etc Homosexualité Politique gouvernementale Uruguay Romans, nouvelles, etc Actualisation de soi chez la femme Romans, nouvelles, etc Uruguay Politique et gouvernement 20e siècle Romans, nouvelles, etc Polonio, Cap (Uruguay) Romans, nouvelles, etc Communautés de minorités sexuelles Uruguay Romans, nouvelles, etc FICTION LGBT General FICTION Hispanic & Latino FICTION Women Female friendship Fiction Lesbians Fiction Sexual minority community Uruguay Fiction Homosexuality Government policy Uruguay Fiction Self-actualization (Psychology) in women Fiction Friendship Fiction Human rights Fiction Uruguay Politics and government 20th century Polonio, Cape (Uruguay) Montevideo (Uruguay) Uruguay Cape Polonio Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay Social conditions Female friendship Homosexuality Government policy Lesbians Politics and government Self-actualization (Psychology) in women Sexual minority community Uruguay Uruguay Cape Polonio Uruguay Montevideo LGBTQ+ communities Friendship Fiction Human rights Fiction Lesbians Fiction Uruguay Social conditions Fiction 1900-1999 fast PS3604.E129 C36 2019 813/.6 I712.45 Cantoras De Robertis, Carolina. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019 First edition. (DLC) 2018053629 9780525521693 0525521690 9780525521709 9780525563433 0525563431 2018051196 Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 DLC 181102 20240919145234.0 in00004165404 eng