Two Novels by Rosario Ferré
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Overview: Rosario Ferré was born in Puerto Rico, where her father served as governor. She is best known for her novels and short stories. In 1992, Ferré was awarded the Liberatur Prix award at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the German translation of her novel Sweet Diamond Dust. She was a finalist for the National Book Award for her novel The House on the Lagoon in 1995. Rosario Ferré lives in Puerto Rico with her family.
Genre: Historical Latin Fiction > Puerto Rico
The House on the Lagoon:
Nominated for the 1995 National Book Award, The House on the Lagoon is the story of Isabel Monfort and her husband Quintin Mendizabal–the history of a family whose secrets, conflicts and private mythologies add up to the larger story of a nation: Puerto Rico.
Flight of the Swan:
The story of a prima ballerina and her acolyte, set in Puerto Rico in 1917.
Flight of the Swan is the compelling story of a world-famous Russian prima ballerina who finds herself stranded on a Caribbean island in 1917, due to political upheavals in her own country. This charming jeu d’esprit explores the complexities of love and betrayal, as the loyal servant Masha gradually comes to recognize that in spite of what she sees as Madame’s propensity to be both pretentious and vain, the ballerina is prepared to sacrifice everything for her art. Madame’s unfaltering commitment to dance above all else — and her demand of nothing less from her disciples — forces Masha to question what choices she herself is willing to make when it comes to her own loves, ideals, and relationships.
Humorous, engaging, and coyly revealing, Flight of the Swan traces the decisions made by Masha, Madame, and other members of the troupe during their enforced three-month stay in Puerto Rico, and in doing so raises the question of where true happiness lies.
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