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Prayers for the Stolen

Jennifer Clement, Magdalena Edwards

May 14, 2015

Inspired by the author’s years living in Mexico and ten years of field research, this transporting, visceral novel tells the story of young women in rural Guerrero who live in the shadows of the drug war. The poetic narrative of heroine Ladydi–disguised by her mother as a boy for protection from the vicious cartels—shows great resilience and resolve as a young woman caught in a real-life nightmare. This fictionalized work by award-winning author and the former President of PEN Mexico, ensures that the most vulnerable voices cannot be silenced at a time when fiction never seemed truer to fact than the present.

Interpretation between English and Spanish provided by Antena Los Ángeles

  Ladydi (Prayers for the Stolen) Presentando en conjunto con LéaLA, Feria del Libro en Español de Los Ángeles Esta novela, inspirada por las vivencias de la autora en México y por diez años de investigación de campo, nos transporta íntimamente a la historia de unas jóvenes que viven en una zona rural de Guerrero a la sombra de la guerra contra las drogas. La narrativa poética de la heroína Ladydi — disfrazada de niño por su madre a modo de protección contra los narcotraficantes — capta la enorme resistencia y determinación de una jóven atrapada en una pesadilla real. Esta obra de ficción de una autora premiada, quien también fue presidente de PEN México, nos asegura que las voces más vulnerables no pueden ser silenciadas en un momento cuando la ficción parece mas cercana a la realidad que nunca.  Antena Los Ángeles estará a cargo de la interpretación inglés- español

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