A darkly comic book with one of the most intriguing of characters in Myra Breckinridge. She is self-confidant (perhaps overly so), knows how to control and manipulate both men and women to fulfill her wishes, and determined not to let anything stop her. She is ready to change the world to suit her. In other words, a force to be reckoned with.
The novel itself is written as a series of diary entries, written by Myra as events happen. This gives an immediacy to the story and makes the reader feel as though he/she is a part of the action. The twist in the story is definitely a shocking one, published in 1968 with the sexual revolution just underway. An incredible book.
The novel itself is written as a series of diary entries, written by Myra as events happen. This gives an immediacy to the story and makes the reader feel as though he/she is a part of the action. The twist in the story is definitely a shocking one, published in 1968 with the sexual revolution just underway. An incredible book.
The infirmary scene, the humiliation and rape of Rusty are symbolic gestures in Myra's crusade to destroy the traditional male's image. It begins...
Pouco passava das dez quando Rusty chegou. Usava a camisa axadrezada do costume, a que faltam os dois botões de cima, e sem camisola interior, calças finas de ganga e botas de vaqueiro muito lustrosas. Passeou pelas instalações um olhar de curiosidade. «Nunca aqui tinha estado antes.»
The rest? A delicious description worth reading...
Só depois de ter acabado de se vestir é que falou.«Posso ir embora, agora?»
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of course you can hold it. i borrow it from a friend, but if you look for it... the portuguese version was first published by Vega in 1991 :)
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