First published 2024
Claudia Piñeiro gathers her scattered nonfiction pieces into a single volume. The acclaimed Argentine author draws from years of personal essays, speeches, and reflections published across various platforms. She writes about childhood memories, family relationships, friendships, teachers, and motherhood. The collection includes her notable speech to the Chamber of Deputies supporting voluntary pregnancy termination laws. Piñeiro shares opening remarks from book fairs in Buenos Aires and Rosario. She reflects on her writing process, authors who influenced her work, pandemic experiences, and travels to literary festivals. The book reveals an intimate portrait of one of Argentina's most beloved writers. Piñeiro has become a leading voice on feminism, writers' rights, and ethical disobedience. This marks her first comprehensive nonfiction collection.
Genres: essays, literary-criticism, literary-fiction, feminism, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: memoir, personal-essays
Setting: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Rosario
Period: 21st-century
432 pages · Paperback · Alfaguara