Hunger's Brides
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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- ^ Wyatt, Edward (2005-08-23). "New York Times Book Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
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- 2005 Canadian novels
- Canadian historical novels
- Biographical novels
- Novels set in Mexico
- Novels set in the 17th century
- Juana Inés de la Cruz
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