by Ángeles Mastretta · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432230936
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«Arráncame la vida» is the novel by Ángeles Mastretta, published by Seix Barral in paperback (238 pages, in Spanish).
Catalina Ascencio, a young woman who marries General Andrés Ascencio, discovers in 1930s Mexico the price of a marriage marked by power and ambition. Her maturity leads her to question her role as a submissive wife and to seek her own identity in a macho society. The novel interweaves love, politics, and female emancipation.
Originally published in 1985, the novel won the Mazatlán Literature Prize; this edition belongs to Seix Barral's Biblioteca de Bolsillo collection.
For reading clubs and readers of historical fiction and Latin American narrative, with an interest in female characters and post-revolutionary Mexico.
Ángeles Mastretta is a Mexican author, journalist, actress, and film producer. She is known for creating inspirational female characters and fictional pieces that reflect the social and political realities of Mexico in her life. She is a recipient of the Rómulo Gallegos Prize and the Mazatlán Prize for Literature for Best Book of the Year. Her book, Arráncame la vida was adapted into a movie, which won an Ariel Award in Mexico.
