A Man's Skin - ComeLibros Club

160 pages

English language

Published Feb. 17, 2021 by Ablaze Media.

ISBN:: 978-1-950912-48-3

(1 review)

Once upon a time in Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fiancé to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca can't hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about. But before the marriage, she learns the secret held and bequeathed by the women of her family for generations: a "man's skin"! By donning it, Bianca becomes "Lorenzo" and enjoys all the attributes of a young man of stunning beauty. She can now visit the world of men incognito and get to know her fiancé in his natural environment. In her male skin, Bianca frees herself from the limits imposed on women. The morals of the Renaissance then act as a mirror to our present time and poses several questions: why …

Once upon a time in Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fiancé to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca can't hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about. But before the marriage, she learns the secret held and bequeathed by the women of her family for generations: a "man's skin"! By donning it, Bianca becomes "Lorenzo" and enjoys all the attributes of a young man of stunning beauty. She can now visit the world of men incognito and get to know her fiancé in his natural environment. In her male skin, Bianca frees herself from the limits imposed on women. The morals of the Renaissance then act as a mirror to our present time and poses several questions: why should women be treated differently from men? Why should their freedom be the object of contempt and coercion?

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Pentaro Pentarovsky reviewed A Man's Skin by Hubert

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Bianca está a punto de contraer nupcias con Giovanni, un fulano a quien apenas conoce. La idea de los matrimonios arreglados no le termina de gustar, ella preferiría casarse con alguien a quien conociera bien. Entonces su madrina le dice que tiene un regalo para ella: La piel de un hombre, literal. Un traje que le podría permitir conocer mejor a su futuro marido... tal vez mejor de lo que se conoce él mismo. Una fábula sobre la hipocresía de las instituciones religiosas y sus imposiciones de los roles de género, ilustrada en un estilo que combina el ligne claire con el arte renacentista.

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