Excerpt from THE ILLITERETTES by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias

This excerpt of “The Illiterettes” is from a translation of Las analfabetas, a novel in verse by Miami-based Cuban writer Legna Rodríguez Iglesias. Translated from Spanish.

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