'Paradiso' Stirs Scandal Amid Glory Upon Release
Clip: Season 2021 Episode 1 | 5m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In his novel "Paradiso," José Lezama Lima revealed secrets that mirrored his own life.
Poet José Lezama Lima published his long-awaited novel "Paradiso" in 1966, revealing with it scenes that mirrored his own life and secrets he kept for decades. The novel was considered an exaltation of family as the center of human life. In the same way, it was considered an unprecedented invitation to think about being human in an erotic way, making it a source of scandal upon publication.
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'Paradiso' Stirs Scandal Amid Glory Upon Release
Clip: Season 2021 Episode 1 | 5m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Poet José Lezama Lima published his long-awaited novel "Paradiso" in 1966, revealing with it scenes that mirrored his own life and secrets he kept for decades. The novel was considered an exaltation of family as the center of human life. In the same way, it was considered an unprecedented invitation to think about being human in an erotic way, making it a source of scandal upon publication.
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