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Wikipedia says the following about Leonora Carrington (6 April 1917 – 25 May 2011), the author of this short surrealist novel:
(She) was a British-born Mexican artist, surrealist painter, and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving participants in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s. Carrington was also a founding member of the Women's Liberation Movement in Mexico during the 1970s.
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(She) was a British-born Mexican artist, surrealist painter, and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving participants in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s. Carrington was also a founding member of the Women's Liberation Movement in Mexico during the 1970s.
The novel is a work of fantasy, a genre that is not my usual c ...more
A surrealist novel by a surrealist painter that touts the strength of the crone. Loved it!
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