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Carmen Boullosa: The Book of Eve

October 7, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

What if everything they’ve told us about the Garden of Eden was wrong? Faced with what appears to be an apocryphal manuscript containing ten books and 91 chapters, Eve decides to tell her version of the story of Genesis: she was not created from Adam’s rib, nor is it correct that she was expelled for taking the apple from the serpent; the story of Abel and Cain isn’t true, neither are those of the Flood and the Tower of Babel. In brilliant prose, Mexican author Carmen Boullosa offers a twist on the Book of Genesis that dismantles patriarchy and rebuilds our understanding of the world—from the origin of gastronomy, to the domestication of animals, to the cultivation of land and pleasure—all through the feminine gaze. She reads from and discusses her work.

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Date:
October 7, 2023
Time:
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Website:
https://www.litquake.org/

Venue

Medicine for Nightmares
3036 24th Street
San Francisco, 94110 United States
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