| Author | Gabriela Cabezón Cámara |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Novel |
| Published | 2009 |
| Publisher | Eterna Cadencia |
| Followed by | Le viste la cara a Dios |
La Virgen Cabeza (English: Slum Virgin)[1] is the debut novel by Argentine writer Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, published in 2009 by Eterna Cadencia.[2] The plot tells the story of Cleopatra—a travesti who is revered as a saint in a slum in Buenos Aires after she begins to communicate with the Virgin Mary—and her love affair with Qüity, a reporter from a sensationalist media outlet.[3] Among the themes explored in the book are popular religion, social exclusion, political corruption, violence, and sexual diversity,[4][5] several of which the author would return to in later works.[6][7]
The novel was well received by critics upon publication and helped position Cabezón Cámara in the Latin American literary canon.[4][5]
- ^ "Slum Virgin". Charco Press. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Muñoz, José Luis (1 August 2011). "La Virgen Cabeza, de Gabriela Cabezón Cámara". Letralia, Tierra de Letras (in Spanish). 16 (255). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Fragmentos de un camp vertiginoso". La Nación (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b Medrano González, Mario Alberto (19 July 2019). "Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, experimentar con el sui géneris". Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b Mejía, Lisbeth (23 October 2019). "De la oscuridad a la luz, la literatura de Gabriela Cabezón". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Adur Nobile 2018.
- ^ Martínez Gil 2018.
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