Hunger's Brides

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Hunger's Brides is a historical and biographical novel written by Canadian author . The novel deals with the life of the 17th century Mexican scholar and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, interwoven with a modern narrative.[1] Subtitled A Novel of the Baroque, it is epic in scope, nearly 1500 pages long, and represents twelve years of work by the author.

A shorter version of the novel has been published as Sor Juana or the Breath of Heaven: The Essential Story from the Epic, Hunger's Brides.

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  1. ^ Wyatt, Edward (2005-08-23). "New York Times Book Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

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