Orlanda

Resumen del libro

Theres a voice in Alines head, a voice shes long ignored. Brash, boisterous, sexually adventurous, this voice seems to be the antithesis of Aline, a prim and proper literature professor living out a dull existence in bourgeois Brussels. Bullied by her mother, fondly ignored by Albert, her live-in lover, Alines life stretches on before her, each day as quiet and conventional as the next.Until, after thirty-five years of suppression, her alter ego wants out. Slipping into the taut, muscled body of a nearby young man, Alines second self Orlanda, as he shall come to be known takes on a life of his own. As Aline continues with her orderly life, dutifully preparing for classes and listening to Alberts tedious tales of work, Orlanda follows, dragging gleeful chaos in his wake.In this brilliantly bizarre comedy of androgyny and double selves, Jacqueline Harpman masterfully examines the weird, hidden heart of gender and sexuality.

Biografía del autor

Jacqueline Harpman (1929-2012) fue una novelista y psicoanalista belga de origen judío, cuya obra fue galardonada con el Premio Médicis y traducida a varios idiomas. Parte de su familia fue asesinada en Auschwitz, y la experiencia del antisemitismo que sufrió en carne propia inspiró el escenario postapocalíptico de esta novela inusual, que indaga sobre la dignidad y la dificultad de permanecer humanos frente al sufrimiento, en un relato conmovedor, fantástico y terrible.