Carol Rifelj Lecture Series - The Invisible Mask: Tales of Latin American Ingenuity and Grace

Gloria Gonzalez Zenteno, Luso-Hispanic Studies   The Invisible Mask: Tales of Latin American Ingenuity and Grace What is a mask good for? Concealing, of course. And, in Gloria Estela González Zenteno’s new book of fiction, a mask reveals and empowers. Her stories recreate moments of grace in places spanning our continent such as Valparaíso, Tegucigalpa, Guadalajara, Sinaola, Bridport, or the Champlain Islands. Faced with patriarchal violence and environmental disaster; with migration, sexuality, and gender discrimination, Gloria’s protagonists respond to vulnerability with strength and a complex flow of identities.