A best book of 2009 according to the san francsico chronicle, o, the oprah magazine, and booklist. The invisible mountain, by carolina derobertis, is a love story, a tribute to uruguay. Was there a particular event or idea that was its genesis. The novel is also an enchanting new entry in the realm of contemporary latin american literature. He is thunderstruck by pajarita, marries her a few days later and sweeps her off to montevideo. Her novels have been translated into seventeen languages and have garnered a stonewall book award, italys rhegium julii prize, a national endowment for the arts fellowship, and numerous other honors. Her first novel, the invisible mountain knopf, 2009, is available or forthcoming in sixteen countries and eleven languages, and was named one of the best books of the year by the san francisco chronicle and o magazine. When did you first have the idea to write the invisible mountain and was there a particular event or idea that was its genesis.
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