Gioconda Belli's poetry and fiction have been published in many
languages. Her first novel, The Inhabited Woman, was an
international bestseller; her collection of poems, Linea de fuego,
won the prestigious Casa de las Americas Prize. She lives in Santa
Monica, California, and Managua, Nicaragua.
Nacida en Managua, Nicaragua, Gioconda Belli es autora de una
importante obra po�tica de reconocido prestigio internacional. Es
autora de La mujer habitada, Sof�a de los presagios, Waslala, El
taller de las mariposas y un libro de memorias titulado El pa�s
bajo mi piel. Publicada por las editoriales m�s prestigiosas del
mundo, Gioconda Belli vive desde 1990 entre Estados Unidos y
Nicaragua.
"A refreshing, moving version of the events in Genesis." -- Criticas, Starred Review
Winner of the Biblioteca Breve Award when it was published in Spanish, this work takes as its inspiration the biblical narrative from Genesis, as well as often more interesting apocryphal versions of the tale. Nicaraguan novelist and poet Belli (The Inhabited Woman) asks whether eating the forbidden fruit was sin or perhaps intellectual curiosity and a quest for the knowledge of good and evil. Was Eve more intelligent than Adam? The novel chronicles Eve's and Adam's journey from paradise into the real world of hunger, thirst, painful childbirth, the joys of sex, the jealousies of children, and the murder of one son by another. Throughout, Eve continues to hold philosophical discussions with the Serpent on the nature of God, humanity, and knowledge. Recommended for all libraries. [See also Elissa Elliott's Eve, p. 77.-Ed.]-Mary Margaret Benson, Linfield Coll. Lib., McMinnville, OR Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"A refreshing, moving version of the events in Genesis." -- Criticas, Starred Review
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