Sunday at Zenda. Sunday of greatest hits. Sunday, in this case, dedicated to the novel Ruth (Destino), by Adriana Riva, a special mention of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 2025 literary prize. According to Inés Martín Rodrigo: “With prose that appears simple yet is extraordinary, in those moments that render the everyday poetic, Adriana Riva gifts us a unique character, highly recognizable and also very necessary in our literature.”
In the publisher’s own words: “Ruth is a woman who goes to the opera with friends, takes art classes via Zoom, chats with her children, watches her granddaughters. She monologues about the things she likes and dislikes, laying bare the wisdom that experience has granted her. Ruth is a widow who, for the first time, has time at her disposal and channels her energy and wit to exploring the recesses of a desire untethered by obligations. With lucid and entertaining prose, full of humor and tragicomic notes, Adriana Riva brings to life the interiority of an elderly lady on the cusp of eighty who has grown tired of obeying and, for the first time, says what she thinks.”
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Author: Adriana Riva. Title: Ruth. Publisher: Destino. Retail: Todostuslibros.