The Inhabited Woman - Softcover

Belli, Gioconda

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ISBN 10: 0446672068 ISBN 13: 9780446672061

Publisher: Grand Central Pub, 1995

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In this love story set against the backdrop of revolution, Lavinia, a beautiful young woman from the upper class, becomes infused with the spirit of an ancient woman warrior and breaks free from her sheltered world, joining with rebels involved in a tragic, bloody struggle to free their country from an oppressive military dictatorship.

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1994 cloth, Curbstone Press

1994 paperback, Time Warner

The Americas

About the Author:

Gioconda Belli joined the FSLN in 1970 and was in the Nicaraguan underground resistance until 1975 when she had to flee the Somoza regime's secret police and go into exile. During her exile, she participated in several logistical operations. After Somoza was ousted and the Sandinistas came to power, she held government positions but resigned her political appointments to become a full time writer in 1986. She divides her time between Managua and Los Angeles.

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