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Title: Hell Has No Limits by Jose Donoso, Suzanne Jill Levine ISBN: 1-892295-14-8 Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist Pub. Date: 15 September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Of dogs and whores
Comment: "Hell Has No Limits" is a stunning novel by Chilean author Jose Donoso. The book has been translated from Spanish into an effective English by Suzanne Jill Levine. This is a grim, tragic story about the lives of the residents of the doomed town of El Olivo.
The story focuses on La Manuela, a drag queen who owns a brothel, and his/her daughter, Japonesita (the story of Japonesita's conception is told in a series of vivid flashbacks). As Donoso peels back the layers from these and other memorable characters, he reveals a twisted story of lust, homophobia, violence, sexual ambiguity, and shattered dreams. And always in the background are the whores of El Olvido and the sinister black dogs owned by the powerful Don Alonso.
Donoso's remarkable mastery of language (as translated by Levine) perfectly complements this gripping story. If you are a fan of Latin American fiction, or if you are interested in gender themes in literature, you won't want to miss this trip to "Hell."
Rating: 3
Summary: Gender ambiguity in Chile
Comment: One of the 100 Best Gay & Lesbian Novels, Donoso's book centers on the transvestite la Manuela and his/her daughter who together run a whorehouse. Donoso's crisp voice lends an intense atmosphere to this intriguing story about machismo versus sexual ambiguity. I am always drawn to foreign literature, and I highly recommend Donoso, who in some ways reminds me of Manuel Puig and his "Kiss of the Spider Woman".
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Title: The Beautiful Room Is Empty : A Novel by Edmund White ISBN: 0679755403 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Another Country by James Baldwin ISBN: 0679744711 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers ISBN: 0553269631 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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