by Nélida Piñon · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420467900
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«Voces del desierto» is the novel by Nélida Piñon, published by Alfaguara in 2005 in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
The novel recreates the story of Scheherazade, the young woman who in One Thousand and One Nights entertains the caliph with her tales to preserve her life and that of the women of her kingdom. Nélida Piñon reinvents the classic tale from the narrator's perspective and shows the power of imagination and words in the face of death.
The work belongs to Alfaguara's Literaturas collection and this novel was awarded the Jabuti Prize.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction interested in a re-reading of One Thousand and One Nights centred on Scheherazade.
Nélida Piñon was a Brazilian author and professor. At the time of her death, Piñon was "considered among the foremost writers in Brazil today".
