Bad Habits: An Evening with Alana S. Portero

Alana S. Portero shows us that a 'trans novel' can be anything it wants to be. The New York Times wrote about Portero's critically acclaimed debut novel, Bad Habits. During this night, we will speak with Portero about how literature helps us imagine what life in between labels can look like. Join Bad Habits: An Evening with Alana S. Portero at the Balie Theatre. This reading/debate will be in English.

Bad Habits: An Evening with Alana S. Portero

Dates

Mon 30 Sep20:00 - 22:00

Location

De Balie

Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10

1017 RR Amsterdam

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Written from the perspective of a trans woman

‘For some time now, there have been books about transgender people, books that reduce our existence to something specific that needs to be analyzed. Fortunately, literature can be written from any corner of existence, and the life of the protagonist of Bad Habits seems more like yours than current events would have you believe.’ A quote by Spanish author Alana S. Portero on her coming-of-age novel about the journey that a trans woman undertakes to discover herself in a world that has no space for her. Set against the backdrop of a working-class family in the gritty neighbourhood of San Blas in Madrid during the ’80s and ’90s.

During the evening, Portero speaks about her work with people who have recognized something of themselves in her book and with other writers and artists about interweaving fiction with social issues and identity.