Palm Latitudes
A Novel
$36.86
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2011
Summary
Written nearly a decade after the popular Lithium for Medea, Palm Latitudes, Kate Braverman’s second novel and arguably her chef d’oeuvre, explores the intertwined lives of three women who await absolution and revelation in the bougainvillea- and violence-filled “barrio” of Los Angeles. Frances Ramos is a voluptuous prostitute who flaunts her wealth and is held in high esteem by the local street gangs. Gloria Hernandez is a dutiful young wife and mother-until her husband’s act of betrayal sparks her growing estrangement and fury. Marta Ortega, a prophetic old woman connected viscerally with the forces/elements of nature, nods as past and present mingle and quietly charts the cross-pollination of her turbulent neighborhood, and of human destiny.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583225721 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583225722 |
| Author: | Kate Braverman |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 472g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 209mm |
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Critics Review
“A masterfully crafted literary work. It is rich in lyrical, poetic passages, full of sensual metaphors….An impressive testament to the magic of language and a powerful rendering of the struggles and defeats and victories of women on their own.” - Los Angeles. Times “Stunning…Sentence after sentence unfolds like an endless succession of startling, exotic blossoms… Like any great art, its appeal is first visceral, next emotional, and only then should it be savoured by the intellect.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer “…one of the strangest, bravest, and, depending on your taste, possibly one of the most appealing inventions in recent years.” - Chicago Tribune “Ms. Braverman possesses a magical, incantatory voice and the ability to loft ordinary lives into the heightened world of myth.” - The New York Times
Kate Braverman
KATE BRAVERMAN is a native of Los Angeles who grew up surrounded by the counterculture of San Francisco. She has published several novels, including The Incantation of Frida K. (2002), Wonders of the West (1993), Palm Latitudes (1988), and Lithium for Medea (1979), books of poetry-Postcards from August (1990), Hurricane Warnings (1987), Lullaby for Sinners (1980), and Milkrun (1977)-and a collection of stories, Squandering the Blue (1990). She won the O. Henry Award in 1992.
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