Nadie podría darte una mejor versión de Cenicienta para contar a tus
hijos que Solnit, la gran pensadora feminista, autora de Los hombres me
explican cosas.
«Me habría encantado leerlo de pequeño. [...] Un libro poderoso, no
solo para niños, que nos recuerda que la honestidad, la amabilidad y la
empatía son las que nos permiten descubrir y conectar con nuestro
verdadero yo, sin coronas elegantes, personas perfectas ni un "fueron
felices y comieron perdices".» -Elliot Page
En esta vuelta de tuerca del cuento tradicional, la ingeniosa Cenicienta
conoce a su hada madrina, acude a un baile y se relaciona con un
príncipe, pero ahí termina la historia que ya conocemos: en realidad,
los zapatos de cristal no resultan demasiado cómodos, la belleza no da
la felicidad y la protagonista se harta de que la traten mal. Rebecca
Solnit revisita este clásico con una descarada heroína que nos inspira a
repensar el papel de la mujer en el mundo. Porque no podemos seguir
contando esta historia como si la sociedad no hubiese cambiado, como si
no faltase todavía tanto por cambiar, y porque, en el fondo, Cenicienta
no es un relato sobre conseguir una vida de riqueza junto al príncipe:
es una fábula sobre la transformación y lo que significa ser libre.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
No one could have written a better version of Cinderella to read to
your children than Solnit, the great feminist thinker, author of Men
Explain Things to Me.
Cinderella Liberator is something I desperately wish I had read when I
was a child. [...] This is a powerful book, not only for children, but
also a beautiful reminder for us all that honesty, kindness, and empathy
are what will lead us to discover and connect to our true selves, not a
fancy crown, not a 'perfect' person, and not a 'happily ever
after.'"--Elliot Page
In this modern twist on the classic story, Cinderella meets her fairy
godmother, goes to a ball, and makes friends with a prince. But that is
where the familiar story ends. In all reality, glass slippers are not
very comfortable, beauty does not guarantee happiness, and the
protagonist gets fed up with being treated badly. Instead of waiting to
be rescued, Cinderella learns that she can save herself and those around
her by being true to herself and standing up for what she believes.
Rebecca Solnit reimagines this classic fairy tale with a fresh, feminist
Cinderella and new plot twist that will inspire young readers to
rethinking the role of women and change the world. Because we cannot
continue to tell this story as if society had not changed drastically,
as if there still wasn't so much to change, and because, deep down,
Cinderella is not a story about achieving a life of wealth with a
prince: it is a fable about transformation and what it means to be free.
