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portada Betty: A Novel
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2021
Language
English
Pages
496
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.1 x 13.0 x 3.0 cm
Weight
0.36 kg.
ISBN13
9781984897947

Betty: A Novel

Tiffany McDaniel (Author) · Vintage · Paperback

Betty: A Novel - Tiffany McDaniel

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Synopsis "Betty: A Novel "

A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians about a young girl and the family truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life. "A girl comes of age against the knife." So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a white mother and a Cherokee father, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit in the rural town of Breathed, Ohio, is one of poverty and violence--both from outside the family and, devastatingly, from within. But despite the hardships she faces, Betty is resilient. Her curiosity about the natural world, her fierce love for her sisters, and her father's brilliant stories are kindling for the fire of her own imagination, and in the face of all to which she bears witness, Betty discovers an escape: she begins to write. Inspired by generations of her family, Tiffany McDaniel sets out to free the past by delivering this heartbreaking yet magical story--a remarkable novel that establishes her as one of the most important voices in American fiction.
Tiffany McDaniel
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Tiffany McDaniel es una autora estadounidense nacida en Ohio, conocida por su prosa poética y su habilidad para explorar temas oscuros como la pérdida, el dolor, la enfermedad mental y la violencia familiar. Criada en una zona rural del estado, gran parte de su obra se inspira en su entorno y en experiencias personales, lo que aporta una atmósfera intensa y melancólica a sus novelas.

Debutó con The Summer That Melted Everything (2016), una historia perturbadora que fue bien recibida por la crítica y ganó varios premios. Sin embargo, alcanzó mayor reconocimiento con Betty (2020), una novela basada en la vida de su madre, Betty Carpenter, que mezcla hechos reales con elementos de ficción. Betty fue aclamada internacionalmente por su sensibilidad, su fuerza narrativa y su retrato honesto de la pobreza, el racismo y el trauma infantil.

McDaniel también es poeta y artista visual, y ha dicho que escribe desde una edad temprana, guiada por la necesidad de dar voz a lo silenciado. Su estilo literario se caracteriza por un lirismo crudo y poderoso, con personajes complejos y profundamente humanos.
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