Let's discuss "BAD GIRLS" by Camila Sosa Villada + dinner and drinks at Wilde

Recipient of multiple major international awards, Camila Sosa Villada’s extraordinary first novel translated by Kit Maude is a rich, nuanced portrait of a marginalized community: their romantic relationships, friendships and squabbles, difficulties at work, aspirations and disappointments.

Born in the small Argentine town of Mina Clavero, Camila is designated male but begins to identify from an early age as a girl. She is well aware that she’s different from other children and reacts to her oppressive, poverty-stricken home life. She eventually leaves for the city to attend university, slipping into prostitution to make ends meet. And in Sarmiento Park, in the heart of Córdoba, she discovers the strange, wonderful world of the trans sex workers who dwell there.

Imbuing reality with the magic of a dark fairy tale, "Bad Girls" offers an intimate portrait of trans coming-of-age that grips and entertains us while also challenging ideas about love, sexuality, gender, and identity.

As usual, after the discussion we'll go to Wilde Bar for dinner, drinks, and conversation. We hope to see you then!