Archive for October 9, 2010
THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN by Carolina de Robertis
THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN is a gem of a novel, grounded in actual history, with a dollop of magical realism, a splash of Dickensian coincidence, with some forbidden romance and political intrigue added to the mix.
The novel opens at the turn of the 20th century in a remote Uruguayan village, when a baby is spirited away and then reappears, a year later, unharmed in the branches of a tree. The young one is named Pajarita – translated to little bird – and the narrative, divided into three sections, sequentially focuses on her, her daughter Eva, and her granddaughter Salome.
October 9, 2010
Tags: 20th-Century, Contemporary, Historical, Knopf, Latin American, mother-daughter, Uruguay Posted in: 2010 Top Picks, Book Club Choice, Debut Novel, Latin American, Magical Realism, Real Event Fiction, South America 
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