Libros de Lydia Vázquez Jiménez (3 libros)

In this poignant work of biographical fiction, the narrator Abdellah, a grown man living in Paris, recalls his childhood home of Morocco, sharing his cherished earliest memories with the reader. The product of the twin riverside cities of Rabat and Salé—places touched by modernity but still rife with poverty—the protagonist shares his knowledge of the different currents that imbue these cities with life, as well as their numerous Moroccan mysteries: witches, the hamman, the baraka, and the ziara. As he recounts his upbringing in Morocco, with all of its people, its secret influences, its ...

Set in Bohemian Paris during the early 20th century, this entrancing novel follows a homosexual pimp through the streets of Montmartre. Exploring the seedy underbelly of Paris, the story acquaints readers with the sorts of characters who made that underworld their home and disreputable workplace. The first French novel to openly address male homosexuality, it is as alluring today as when it was first published in 1914. Con el París bohemio de comienzos del siglo XX como trasfondo, esta fascinante novela sigue los pasos de un alcahuete homosexual por las calles de Montmartre. Explorando el...

Published by the author’s daughter after his death, this brief novel narrates a sexual encounter as experienced by the author himself. A night rife with sensuality is described with ample lyricism and mysticism, relating the encounter between two hedonistic characters, the initiating teacher Gide and the innocent but not-too-modest young Ferdinand. Openly autobiographical, this lustful tale explores desire as the engine that drives the one-way journey into the depths of the self. Publicada por la hija del autor luego de su muerte, esta breve novela narra un episodio sexual según...