A boundary-shattering actress finds herself sick to death of her own success story
“A single travesti is enough to undermine the foundations of a home, to undo the bonds of commitment, to break a promise, to turn your back on a life,” reflects the unforgettable actress at the heart of this slyly subversive novel—travesti being Camila Sosa Villada’s chosen term for trans women like herself, a reclaimed slur that celebrates the transgressive spirit. From tough rural beginnings, the actress has made no compromises in pursuit of her art, yet somehow she’s arrived at a time of triumph, with not only a thriving stage career but all the other trappings of success: a beautiful home, an adoring husband, an adored child. So why does she feel so stifled and unfulfilled? When a family road trip to the actress's hometown takes some unsettling detours into the past, the whole glittering edifice she's built for herself threatens to implode.
Sexy, funny, deeply moving, and unapologetic in its ambivalence, A Domestication reinvents the tragicomedy of domestic dysfunction for us all.
Praise for A Domestication
"I am such a fan of the legendary Camila Sosa Villada - her humor, her intelligence, her range. Nuanced, seductive, and profound, A Domestication points to deeper questions about the desires lying beneath our own performances of tenderness and indifference." —Justin Torres, National Book Award-winning author of Blackouts “Elegant, witty, cruel and delicious, A Domestication is thrilling to read - an amazing performance. Like all the great divas, Sosa Villada’s narrator knows and feels it all.”—Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick and The Four Spent the Day Together Praise for Bad Girls:
“Beautifully written…a stunning meditation on gender, our bodies, and the ties that bind.”—NPR
“A fantastical world that is equal parts violent and tender. In beautifully rendered language, this debut novel…challenges contemporary ideas of gender, sexuality, and love with the magical touch of a fairy tale.” —Wall Street Journal
“A wise, uncommon, and bewitching storyteller.” —Esquire
“This fantastical story about the power of chosen family is entrancing.” —BuzzFeed
Camila Sosa Villada is an Argentine writer, actress, and singer who previously earned a living as a sex worker, street vendor, and hourly maid. Her first novel, Bad Girls, won the Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Grand Prix de l’Héroïne Madame Figaro and has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Córdoba.
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A boundary-shattering actress finds herself sick to death of her own success story
“A single travesti is enough to undermine the foundations of a home, to undo the bonds of commitment, to break a promise, to turn your back on a life,” reflects the unforgettable actress at the heart of this slyly subversive novel—travesti being Camila Sosa Villada’s chosen term for trans women like herself, a reclaimed slur that celebrates the transgressive spirit. From tough rural beginnings, the actress has made no compromises in pursuit of her art, yet somehow she’s arrived at a time of triumph, with not only a thriving stage career but all the other trappings of success: a beautiful home, an adoring husband, an adored child. So why does she feel so stifled and unfulfilled? When a family road trip to the actress's hometown takes some unsettling detours into the past, the whole glittering edifice she's built for herself threatens to implode.
Sexy, funny, deeply moving, and unapologetic in its ambivalence, A Domestication reinvents the tragicomedy of domestic dysfunction for us all.
Reviews
Praise for A Domestication
"I am such a fan of the legendary Camila Sosa Villada - her humor, her intelligence, her range. Nuanced, seductive, and profound, A Domestication points to deeper questions about the desires lying beneath our own performances of tenderness and indifference." —Justin Torres, National Book Award-winning author of Blackouts “Elegant, witty, cruel and delicious, A Domestication is thrilling to read - an amazing performance. Like all the great divas, Sosa Villada’s narrator knows and feels it all.”—Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick and The Four Spent the Day Together Praise for Bad Girls:
“Beautifully written…a stunning meditation on gender, our bodies, and the ties that bind.”—NPR
“A fantastical world that is equal parts violent and tender. In beautifully rendered language, this debut novel…challenges contemporary ideas of gender, sexuality, and love with the magical touch of a fairy tale.” —Wall Street Journal
“A wise, uncommon, and bewitching storyteller.” —Esquire
“This fantastical story about the power of chosen family is entrancing.” —BuzzFeed
Camila Sosa Villada is an Argentine writer, actress, and singer who previously earned a living as a sex worker, street vendor, and hourly maid. Her first novel, Bad Girls, won the Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Grand Prix de l’Héroïne Madame Figaro and has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Córdoba.
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