NARRATIVE | Meeting with Gioconda Belli. “A silence full of murmurs”. (Ed. Six Barral). Presented by Lola Andrés.
Valeria made great sacrifices in her commitment as an active protagonist of the political changes in her country., Nicaragua. After his death in Madrid, in complete solitude, It is up to his daughter Penelope to travel to Spain and take care of his material goods.. Surrounded by the belongings of a mother who always felt absent, Penelope will solve unexpected unknowns and learn about the exciting life of a woman marked by triumphs and defeats., clandestinity and the vicissitudes of love. In the silence of the home, Valeria's voice will resurface like a murmur that will accompany her forever.. With his renowned mastery to delve into the psychology of the characters, Gioconda Belli is inspired by the great classical myths to show a generational conflict between two women who refuse the passivity of feminine roles and must face guilt and social prejudices.. A Silence Full of Murmurs is an exciting novel about the anxiety of family secrets and the personal costs of political commitment for a mother and her daughter.. Exiled in Madrid since 2022, Belli has written this novel from her own experience as a mother and as a militant who has lived through the rise and fall of the revolutionary dream.. «The children of those of us who were involved in the revolution suffered a kind of abandonment. That of the parents was accepted. Another thing happened with mothers. This maternal absence burdened both parties with a very painful level of reproach and guilt.. I have thought about my daughters writing this novel., Gioconda Belli.
