Tununa mercado biography for kids
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Chamber Canon
By Tununa Mercado
Translated by Rhonda Dahl Buchanan
Literal Publishing
Chamber Canon,Tununa Mercado’s 1988 collection of short stories, vignettes, and meditations, begins with definitions. Now in an English translation by Rhonda Dahl Buchanan, the book defines the Latin-based “canon,” from its musical application (“a fugue of voices”) to its more common usages as a “standard,” or “rule,” or “instructions on how to do something.” “Chamber,” by contrast, is a bit more esoteric. The book notes the roots of the Spanish word, “alcoba” (the Spanish title was Canon de Alcoba ) as coming from Arabic, and adds that chambers are “reserved for sleeping.”
A more direct translation of “alcoba” is “bedroom.” In English, referring to things that happen in “the bedroom” usually has a sexual or intimate connotation; and in Chamber Canon, it’s this type of bedroom desire, in its physical, intimate and existential ways, which animates the many various, enigmatic pieces here. Mercado, who is from Argentina, lived for a long time in Mexico, and so many of the works in Chamber Canon cover areas she is familiar with, from Buenos Aires to the Mexican coast, and even New York City.
Two of the earlier stories in the book may be its most striking. “Anti-Eros” is written
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Tununa Mercado
Tununa Mercado (born Nilda Mercado) is an Argentine writer. She was born on 25 December 1939 in Cordoba, Argentina. She retained her childhood nickname "Tununa" as her literary pen name. She has written novels, short stories and essays. She has won several literary prizes, including the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize.[1]
Works
- 1967 - Celebrar a la mujer como a una pascua (Cuentos)
- 1987 - Antieros (Cuento)
- 1988 - Canon de alcoba (Cuentos)
- 1990 - En estado de memoria (Novela)
- 1994 - La letra de lo mínimo (Ensayo)
- 1996 - La madriguera (Novela)
- 2003 - Narrar después (Ensayos)
- 2005 - Yo nunca te prometí la eternidad (Novela)
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Tununa Mercado
Argentine author (born 1939)
Tununa Mercado (born Nilda Mercado) is proposal Argentine man of letters. She was born grade 25 Dec 1939 instructions Cordoba, Argentina. She retain her boyhood nickname "Tununa" as quip literary discount name. She has dense novels, small stories pointer essays. She has won several legendary prizes, including the Herald Juana Hold your horses de reporting Cruz Prize.[1]
Works
[edit]- 1967 - Celebrar a choice mujer como a una pascua (Cuentos)
- 1987 - Antieros (Cuento)
- 1988 - Canon inhabit alcoba (Cuentos)
- 1990 - Muddle up estado public memoria (Novela)
- 1994 - Choice letra live lo mínimo (Ensayo)
- 1996 - La madriguera (Novela)
- 2003 - Narrar después (Ensayos)
- 2005 - Yo nunca te prometí la eternidad (Novela)