Ema, the captive
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Author
Contributions
- Andrews, Chris, 1962- translator - Contributor
Publication
2016 - New Directions Publishing Corporation, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
57,750 words, Guess
Page Count
231 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveemacaptive0000aira
- ISBN-100811219100
- ISBN-139780811219105
- Library of Congress Control Number2016009507
- OCLC Control Number940361919
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780811219105
- Open LibraryOL27223121M
Classifications
- DDC863/.64
- LCCPQ7798.1.I7 E4313 2016
- LCCPQ7798.1.I7E4313
Description
In nineteenth-century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along with with her newborn babe, to live as a concubine in a crude fort on the very edges of civilization. The trip is appalling (deprivations and rapes prevail along the way), yet the real story commences once Ema arrives at the fort, where she takes on a succession of lovers among the soldiers and Indians, leading to a brave and grand entrepreneurial experiment. As is usual with Airas work, the wonder of the book is in the details of customs, beauty, and language, and the curious, perplexing reality of human nature.
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