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Fernanda Melchor and Nicole Flattery: Paradais

May 4, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Adventures of a Caterer
01:33 • 2min
3
The Manila Envelope
03:04 • 2min
4
The Power of Seduction
04:59 • 2min
5
The Fucking Queen
07:12 • 3min
6
Paradise: A Novel About Violence and Poverty
09:58 • 3min
7
The Explosion of Paradise in Mexico
12:38 • 2min
8
The Rise of Violence in Mexico
14:29 • 2min
9
The Importance of Distance in Paradise
16:33 • 4min
10
How to Be a Woman Inside the Mind of Male Characters
20:06 • 2min
11
Patriarchy and Misogyny
21:40 • 2min
12
The Importance of Female Sexuality
23:54 • 2min
13
The Bloody Contest
25:33 • 2min
14
The Hidden Side of Violence
27:38 • 2min
15
The Importance of Masculinity
29:54 • 2min
16
The Importance of Humor in Religion
31:41 • 3min
17
The Uncertainty of Parallelism in Mexico
34:13 • 3min
18
The Importance of the Devil in Adolescence
37:33 • 2min
19
The Importance of Faith in Writing
39:24 • 2min
20
The Spirituality of Writing
41:09 • 1min
21
The Importance of Expressive Writing
42:33 • 2min
22
Paradise: A Novel About Reality and Fantasy
44:32 • 2min
23
The Importance of Watching TV and Film
46:40 • 2min
24
The Power of Passion
48:48 • 4min
25
The Importance of Imagination
52:41 • 2min
26
The Dark Side of Mexican Life
54:44 • 2min
27
The Dark Side of the Human Soul
56:54 • 2min
28
The Language of Mexico
58:34 • 2min
29
The Magic Realism Tradition in Latin American Literature
01:00:05 • 2min
30
Paradise: A Turning Point
01:01:47 • 3min
31
The Importance of Paradise in Mexico
01:05:12 • 2min
32
The Garden of Eden in Baracruz
01:06:58 • 3min