The narrator sometimes sees herself as Cassandra
rider of Pegasus and slayer of the Chimera
A Hunt for Optimism (1931) circles obsessively around a single scene of interrogation in which a writer is subjected to a show trial for his unorthodoxy
" Though she struggled for visibility and recognition during her lifetime
The Celebration Belgium The narrator sometimes sees herselfIn the early morning of March 31, 1970 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the annual birthday celebration of a prominent and wealthy young artist is taking place, and a train docked in Plaza Station filled with starving, drought stricken migrant workers Early morning, March 31, 1970, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: a famous, wealthy young artist is having a birthday party. Across town, a train full of starving, drought stricken migrant workers gets turned away at