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I struggled with this short book. A Nazi photographer moves with his family to #Bolivia, where he‘s keen on making a documentary of his trek to find a lost city in the jungle. He variously takes 1 or 2 of his 3 daughters. We hear the story from the daughters‘ points of view. Most dramatically, 1 daughter, Monica becomes a rebel supporting Che Guevara‘s cause. Her whereabouts and safety are always an issue of concern for her sisters. Unless I ⬇️

My next audiobook and first one for #foodandlit #Bolivia (thanks to @Dilara ) @Catsandbooks

My 1st book for #FoodandLit #Bolivia is a novel based on the life of the Ertl family: former nazi Hans (Leni Riefenstahl's cameraman), & his 3 daughters Heidi, Trixi & Monika, revolutionary with Che Guevara. It's all told in alternate viewpoints with no clear delimitation between narrators - you just have to go with the flow & trust things will fall into place (which they do)!

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Pic from https://mubi.com/en/cast/hans-ertl

A great collection of Latin American short stories. Very good ones among them, and little magical realism ?

Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Luis Loayza, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Rodolfo Hinostroza, and Fernando Ampuero are Peruvian writers so I count them for
#FoodAndLit!

#ReadTheWorld2025 Book 22 #Peru

#WeeklyForecast 31/25

I am reading both Deep Cuts and Small Pleasures and both are very entertaining. The tagged book I want to read for #FoodAndLit #Peru so I should read fast! We‘ll see, this will be another busy week working.

#JulyJazz Day 29: #MoonDay - posting way in advance since traveling on Monday and only arriving in the evening on Tuesday (we lose a day going back) next week.

As I was leaving to return this collection to the library, I was telling my wife about Sister Juana. Without really thinking I said, “You know, it‘s pretty amazing that the poetry of a Spanish nun from the 17th century could reach through time to affect someone like me.” I sorta stunned myself.

Power of Poetry.

A favorite sonnet from the collection. The epitaph got cut off though. It says:

“On the death of the most excellent Señora Marquesa de Mancera”

Ok. I had a tough time figuring how to get both these in the same shot; this ⬆️ was the best I could do. The top is Edith Grossman‘s translation in the tagged book. The bottom I posted a few weeks ago from an anthology called The Serpent & the Fire; that translation is by John Campion. Notice where they differ & where they align? Do you prefer one over the other? I think I like Campion‘s best but Grossman‘s is probably closer to the original.

Protested with my mama today.

#resist #stopthecuts