Set at the end of the 20th century in a coastal city Mexican, Limonaria is the love story of two separated women by deep social divisions and at the same time united by the desire for protect your environment.
The dynamics of oppression of an extractivist, patriarchal and racist society are reflected in the characters who are somewhat victims and somewhat responsible for the events.
Estela González shines in the representation of eroticism and beauty of natural environment, presenting racist dynamics without falling into reductions indigenists.
Limonaria is a tender story that highlights the freedom that the most painful truths can bring.
Short story writer, novelist, essayist. Master in Literary Creation and doctor
in Latin American Literature. He lives in Mazatlán and in the United States
Unidos, where he teaches Latin American literature and literary creation in
Middlebury College. In his free time he offers workshops
of literary creation and ecological awareness for children,
adolescents and adults.
Recognitions
Arrived First Place
Edmund White LGBTQ-Themed Award
2023
Arrival Silver Medal
International Latino Book Award, dramatic novel category
2023
Upcoming Honorable Mention
International Latino Book Award, LGBT category
2023
Arribada Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
Among the hundred best books of 2022
2022
Finalist Arrival
Louise Meriwether Award/Feminist Press
2019
Limonaria Honorable Mention
Isabel Allende Award for the most inspiring novel, ILBA
2024
Limonaria Honorable Mention
International Latino Book Award, LGBT category
2024
Limonaria Honorable Mention
International Latino Book Award, dramatic novel category
2024
Machado
Fulbright-COMEXUS research grant
2023