Summary
Mihaela Šumić: Directory of Laura Carvalho
Mihaela Šumić is one of those writers who want to escape from the trap of authorship, thus leaving additional space for freedom to their heroines and heroes and their voices. Her heroines are also very specific and she didn't leave them the mentioned space for no reason; even Laura herself is here, like the author, a kind of mediator, a medium, just a transmitter of many female voices that finally tell their silent stories through her. There is neatly arranged in alphabetical order the history of women's testimony to the world, which the imaginary Laura "gathered" by listening to those that no one wanted to hear; marginalized, unhappy, mentally ill, abused, neglected, women ostracized from society, victimized, imprisoned in institutions. Laura lends them her ear, her body, and finally her love and total commitment. Laura Carvalho is the embodiment of the possibility of listening and compassion that appears to listen to each of them and then disappears because in the real world it is not possible as such. And "Imenik Laura Carvalho" is an unusually composed book of poems with which Mihaela Šumić once again confirms the strength of her imagination and talent.
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