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Esta tua crónica de hoje, vem mesmo a calhar a propósito de um ensaio da Roxane Gay que li ontem à noite, sobre o facto da etiqueta "women's fiction" ser usada quase como uma etiqueta de literatura de segunda categoria para se referir a livros escritos por mulheres. Diz ela: "There are books written by women. There are books written by men. Somehow, though, it is only books by women, or books about certain topics, that require this special "women's fiction" designation, particularly when those books have the audacity to explore, in some manner, the female experience, which, apparently includes the topics of marriage, suburban existence, and parenthood, as if women act alone in these endeavours, wedding themselves, immaculately conceiving children, and the like. Women's fiction is often considered a more intimate brand of storytelling that doesn't tackle the big issues found in men's fiction. Anyone of who reads knows this isn't the case, but that misperception lingers. As Ruth Franklin notes, "The underlying problem is that while women read books by male writters about male characters, men tend not to do the reverse. Men's novels about suburbia are about society; womens novels about suburbua are about women"".

Este ano tambem tenho comprado mais livros de muheres. A verdade é que o ano passado li uns quantos livros escritos por homens e me comecei a aperceber do modo superficial como as personagens femininas existiam nas histórias dos homens. Acho que se calhar é um daqueles canon events na vida das mulheres.

Desculpa o testamento e continua a escrever. Gosto de te ler.

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