Ostrich Legs

By Alicia Kozameh

Partially autobiographical, this translation of the Spanish Patas de Avestruz is a masterpiece of introspective, linguistically innovative fiction about the relationship between two sisters--one severely handicapped, the other gifted yet overlooked. Mariana is four years older than her sister Alcira, but Mariana is seriously disabled and slowly dying. Conveying the experience of a physically messy process, this account points out the flaws in adult society through the point-of-view of its child protagonist. At its core, the novel is about the abuse of power and its consequences--whether that abuse is by a government, a parent, or a child.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609402480
• ISBN13: 9781609402488
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Wings Press (TX)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"