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Inès Cagnati

Crazy Genie

Crazy Genie

A novel by Inès Cagnati exploring rural poverty, female suffering, and a young girl's devotion to her outcast mother.

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  • Taylor Sterling
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    “By Inès Cagnati, translated into English by Liesl Schillinger. This book is an incantation. It enchanted me with its rich detail and simple, poetic observations. It’s a haunting tale of rural poverty, female suffering, familial trauma, and a young girl’s devastating devotion to her outcast mother, whom the villagers call “Crazy Genie.””

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