In an imaginary Latin American country, a young woman begins to intertwine her destiny with the political revolution shaking her land. It all starts with an epic love story and the close whisper of the spirit of an ancient warrior, who is reborn among the branches of a tree in her garden. A long-standing bestseller that marked an entire generation, awakening dreams and igniting passions in young people across many countries.
Lavinia has just returned to her homeland, Faguas (a fictional Latin American country), after completing her studies in Europe. Despite arriving in a fractured nation, divided between supporters of the dictatorship and the revolutionaries, Lavinia remains completely detached from the political situation. Distant from her family’s conservative ideals, she is only interested in her personal life, working as an architect, and staying single. She neither knows nor wants to know about the revolutionary ideas spreading among the rural population and gaining strength in the city.
The last thing she expects is for her life to take a radical turn in the form of a man named Felipe. Felipe is her mentor at work, and soon after meeting, they begin a passionate romance. This love story could have been simple and carefree, if not for Felipe’s involvement as a key figure in the revolution. A mistake on his part leaves another man injured, and Felipe asks Lavinia for help to save him.
At first, the young woman is reluctant, but as she learns about the cause, she begins to understand the urgent need for change. With the reactionary group organizing, the dictatorship draws its weapons, led by General Vela, who intensifies attacks and torture on kidnapped revolutionaries, mostly young people.
Additionally, a near-magical element accompanies Lavinia in her decision to join the movement—the spirit of Itzá, a brave and strong indigenous woman who fought against colonizers and now inhabits the orange tree in her garden. Itzá tries to instill confidence and conviction in Lavinia by inhabiting her.
Barely a month after joining the revolutionary brigades, an unexpected opportunity arises: Lavinia is chosen by her company to build the new house of General Vela, the head of the dictatorship. The young woman then becomes an indispensable part of the struggle, with all the risks it entails.
As Lavinia becomes increasingly involved in the cause, the stakes grow higher. Everything comes to a head in a single night when the fate of the two protagonists —and their country— changes forever.
RELEVANT INFORMATION: Gioconda Belli is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author. The Inhabited Woman has been translated into twenty languages and is considered one of the great works of contemporary Latin American literature. The novel has become a success in Europe, particularly in Germany, where it has won the Booksellers, Librarians, and Publishers Award for Political Novel of the Year, as well as the Anna Seghers Prize from the Academy of Arts.
Gioconda Belli is known for her commitment to Nicaraguan politics, which is a central theme throughout her work. In The Inhabited Woman, the author uses a fictional country to depict a situation that could occur anywhere in the world.
The author masterfully immerses us in a novel with the rhythm of a thriller, the emotions of a great love story, and the depth of a social novel, reminiscent of Latin American literary classics such as Like Water for Chocolate, The Queen of the South, or the works of Isabel Allende.
What Reviews and Critics Say:
“The Inhabited Woman narrates, with poetry and intelligence, a story as old and passionate as the world itself: the love between a man and a woman, and the struggle of a people to liberate themselves.” – La Tinta
“I appreciated that Belli’s Lavinia has a voice and agency, unlike Virgil’s Lavinia in The Aeneid […]. A woman in search of her fulfillment and freedom.” – Nagari Magazine
“For the violence, the deaths, a Nicaragua that could be any Latin American country, and a woman who could be any one of us—privileged, educated, and questioning our role in the world every day.” – Goodreads
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