Anderson, Paul: *1956
Hunger's Brides, 2004 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The novel deals with the life of the 17th century Mexican scholar and poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, interwoven with a modern narrative.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Reviews
- A Book to Read Carefully, With a Physical Therapist Near. New York Times; August 25, 2005
- Critique: "The author has managed to present us with not one, not two, but three gripping narratives." July 22, 2015
- Paul Anderson talks
part 1
part 2- Excerpted from the above interview:
- talks about Juana's story
,
talks about Beulah's story
- reads from Horus, Chapter Ascent, 2 P.M.
and explains it
- says what the novel is about
- talks about the two mysteries
- talks about historical facts and imagination
- why Juana entered a convent
and why she may have entered a strict convent first
- talks about the conflict between the Church and reason
- says Juana is the proto feminist
Paul Anderson talks about Hunger's Brides. SwissEduc. Zurich. Host: Hans Fischer; October 17, 2005
Paul Anderson talks about Sor Juana
part 1,
part 2 SwissEduc; host: Katrin Eckert; October 17, 2005