2020 horror short story collection by an Ecuadorian author
Las voladoras
Author
Mónica Ojeda
Country
Ecuador and Spain
Language
Spanish
Genre
Short story
Published
2020
Publisher
Páginas de Espuma [es]
ISBN
978-84-8393-282-7
Las voladoras (English: The Flying Women) is a book of short stories by Ecuadorian writer Mónica Ojeda, published for the first time in 2020 by publishing house Páginas de Espuma [es].[1] The book is composed of eight stories that take place in Andean settings which are marked by mysticism, violence, ancestral rites, and horror, in a style that the author herself defined as Andean gothic.[2] Some of the themes she addresses include: feminicides, domestic violence, grief, child abuse, forbidden love, and abortion, among others.[1][3]
The book was well received by critics and was included in several lists of the best books of 2020. Moreover, it was a finalist for the Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero and the Premio Finestres literary awards.[3][4]
The title Las voladoras comes from the first story in the book,[5] which in turn is based on a myth from the town of Mira, in Carchi Province, Ecuador. The people of Mira believe that women go into a magical trance during the night, go up to the roofs of their houses, spread honey on their underarms, and start to fly, all of this without having any memory whatsoever of these events the morning after.[6]
^ ab"La narrativa intensa de Mónica Ojeda regresa en su primer libro de cuentos 'Las Voladoras'". El Universo (in Spanish). 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^"El "gótico andino" inunda los primeros cuentos de la ecuatoriana Mónica Ojeda". EFE (in Spanish). 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ab"'Las voladoras' de Mónica Ojeda es una de las tres finalistas del Premio Finestres". El Universo (in Spanish). 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^"Magela Baudoin, Marcelo Luján y Mónica Ojeda, entre los finalistas del Premio Ribera del Duero". El País (in Spanish). 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^García, Beatriz (26 November 2020). "Tres libros escritos por autoras ecuatorianas que "queman" como la lava". Al Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^Ayén, Xavi (11 November 2020). "Mónica Ojeda: "¿Cuánta fuerza se necesita para arrancarle la cabeza a alguien?"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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