Every Daughter in My Father’s House
Original title: Todas las hijas de la casa de mi padre
The Spanish Transition, as it’s never been seen before. A wild, electrifying voice that moves freely between lyricism and obscenity.
Set in a crumbling residential complex on the outskirts of Málaga, Every Daughter in My Father’s House follows the childhood and adolescence of a fiercely lucid narrator as she navigates a world ruled by silence, sex, and latent violence. In the decadent microcosm of El Atabal, where patriarchal structures, class divisions, and post-Franco repression simmer beneath a thin domestic veneer, the narrator grows up surrounded by women, secrets, and the constant threat of literal and symbolic fire. Through its complex female figures, the novel draws a genealogy of harm and resistance, addressing female sexuality, illness, education, and lesbian love with unflinching honesty.
The Spanish Transition, as it’s never been seen before. A wild, electrifying voice that moves freely between lyricism and obscenity.
Set in a crumbling residential complex on the outskirts of Málaga, Every Daughter in My Father’s House follows the childhood and adolescence of a fiercely lucid narrator as she navigates a world ruled by silence, sex, and latent violence. In the decadent microcosm of El Atabal, where patriarchal structures, class divisions, and post-Franco repression simmer beneath a thin domestic veneer, the narrator grows up surrounded by women, secrets, and the constant threat of literal and symbolic fire. Through its complex female figures, the novel draws a genealogy of harm and resistance, addressing female sexuality, illness, education, and lesbian love with unflinching honesty.
