Empty Wardrobes –
by Maria Judite de Carvalho Author, Margaret Jull Costa Translator, Kate Zambreno Introduction

Maria Judite de Carvalho’s cutting 1966 novel, translated from Portuguese: A tale of women who are trapped within the quiet devastation of a patriarchal society and preyed upon by the ambient savageries that perch in its every crevice.

https://www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2022/01/06/domestic-and-national-dramas-on-empty-wardrobes-by-maria-judite-de-carvalho/

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"How a Woman Becomes a Piece of Furniture." - The Paris Review

"“What you need to understand is how a woman can become a piece of furniture,” writes Kate Zambreno in her meditation on Maria Judite de Carvalho’s only novel, ‘Empty Wardrobes.’"

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https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2021/09/17/how-a-woman-becomes-a-piece-of-furniture/