Abzurdah (book)

Abzurdah is a 2006 autobiographical book by Argentine author Cielo Latini. It was adapted to an eponymous film in 2015.

Abzurdah
AuthorCielo Latini
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish
SubjectAnorexia, bulimia, self-injury, BPD
GenreAutobiography
Published2006
Pages290

Creation

The book was written as an autobiography of Cielo Latini, who was a teenager at the time. Born in La Plata, she started and dropped studies of Journalism. She fell in love with a man, and developed anorexia and bulimia in her attempts to improve her physical image. She was the webmaster of a page that encouraged girls to stop eating. She attempted to commit suicide when her boyfriend left her, but was stopped, and started a treatment to be cured of her bulimia and anorexia. She told her story at Conflictos en red, and got a new boyfriend. This gave her the idea to write a book about her eating disorders, her rocky relation with her old boyfriend, and her attempted suicide.[1]

Reception

The book was a big success, and Latini was interviewed at several TV and radio programs about it, including Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand. She then started tours to present the book in other Latin American countries.[1] The film renewed the interest in the book.[2]

The book received mixed reviews, as some reviewers considered it an intelligent treatment of eating disorders, while others thought that it made an apology of anorexia instead. Latini pointed that she is well aware that anorexia is an eating disorder.[3]

Adaptations

The book has been adapted by an eponymous film, starring María Eugenia Suárez.[3] The film was made a decade after the release of the book, and Latini was not involved with the production. She praised the work of actresses Suárez and Gloria Carrá, and director Daniela Goggi. She pointed that the film is more focused on the love story, while the book has more detail about the eating disorders.[3]

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References
  1. "Cielo Latini, del éxito de Abzurdah a la separación de Rolando Graña" [Cielo Latini, from the success of Abzurdah to the separation from Rolando Graña] (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. Carolina Duek. "Abzurdah: el amor vende más" [Abzurdah: loves sells more] (in Spanish). Anfibia. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. "Hablamos con Cielo Latini, autora de "Abzurdah": "Fue un libro maldito"" [We talk with Cielo Latini, author of "Abzurdah": "It was a cursed book"] (in Spanish). Vos. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2016.


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