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Mariquita: Una historia autobiográfica sobre la homofobia
Mariquita: Una historia autobiográfica sobre la homofobia
Mariquita: Una historia autobiográfica sobre la homofobia

Mariquita: Una historia autobiográfica sobre la homofobia

SAPRISTI
JUAN NARANJO
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Pages
128 pp.
Language
Spanish
Publisher
Sapristi
Year
2020
ISBN
9788412059069
Dimensions
15.3 x 1.3 x 21.4 cm
Written by
Juan Naranjo

From the very beginning, Juanito realizes that he doesn't fit in with the others. At school, they start calling him "mariquita" and he doesn't quite understand what it means. This personal work tells a universal story: that of the marginalized, the different, the bullied.

An autobiographical story about homophobia.

From his childhood to the present day, Juanito Libritos shares his experiences as a homosexual in 1990s Spain. The homophobia he suffered during his school years, the search for identity in adolescence, and his beginnings in adult life as an openly gay man.

Mariquita is an open window into Juanito Libritos' own life, a story of growth and learning in which we see how a child realizes from the very first moment that he doesn't fit in with his family, school, or society.

But it’s not just about the bullying he receives for being gay: it also talks about what Spanish society was like in the 1990s regarding sexual diversity, how culture and books can save our lives, and how an LGBT person begins to discover the community they belong to.

Critics have said...


“It draws a manifesto in favor of inclusion. To remind both young and old that we are all different, but equal. And free to be whoever we want.”
El País

“A story that goes from sadness and loneliness to learning and empowerment. And happiness at university.”
Justo Barranco, La Vanguardia

“One of those comics that should change the way many understand the world.”
Mondo Sonoro

“A story with which many will undoubtedly identify, and which is a testimony of personal overcoming and LGTBI pride that captivates.”
Shangay

“An essential title.”
Diario SUR

“These stories not only deserve to be told, but also deserve to be heard.”
A book whisperer

“It is a work of art designed by himself, full of color and drawings.”
Onda Cero Cataluña

“A hundred pages that invite both laughter and tears in equal parts.”
Viva Málaga

“The biography of a community that shows a reality and helps teach that we are part of a community that shares many experiences.”
Togayther

“A reference for all those children who have felt alone, marginalized, humiliated, different.”
Antonio Cazorla

“In its pages, you find that search for identity that struggled for many years in his family, school, and society.”
Revista DC

“A book that I think should be read from adolescence to teach that no one should be judged by their sex, color, sexual orientation, etc.”
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Title
Mariquita: Una historia autobiográfica sobre la homofobia
Author
Juan Naranjo
Publisher
Sapristi
Year
2020
Language
Español
Pages
128 pp.
ISBN
9788412059069
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