In Tune With City Life - Balzan, Rena
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Iris, a young woman whose life is uprooted from relative conformity, plunges into life-changing experiences in Rena Balzan's novel, In Tune With City Life. Unfolding as an autobiography narrated in the third person, Iris's reminiscing about her past and eventually her present, reveals her stream of thoughts as she tries to adapt to the changing circumstances of her life. A novel of contrasts, Iris navigates through two polar opposite cities, Alfa and Gamma. Despite the social differences in both cities, the gender issue is prevalent throughout the novel. As Iris progresses along the tortuous…mehr

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Iris, a young woman whose life is uprooted from relative conformity, plunges into life-changing experiences in Rena Balzan's novel, In Tune With City Life. Unfolding as an autobiography narrated in the third person, Iris's reminiscing about her past and eventually her present, reveals her stream of thoughts as she tries to adapt to the changing circumstances of her life. A novel of contrasts, Iris navigates through two polar opposite cities, Alfa and Gamma. Despite the social differences in both cities, the gender issue is prevalent throughout the novel. As Iris progresses along the tortuous pathway to maturity and self-realisation, her emancipated consciousness is explored in terms of her expectations of the changing social role of women in the world today. Particularly challenging for her is the role of being a single mother whose career and personal life are often at odds with each other. As the novel evolves, her love story with the one man in her life, Cosmo, unfolds in the background. Meanwhile, Iris proceeds with her struggles to fulfil her existence in her relationship with herself and with others.
Autorenporträt
Rena Balzan is an established poet and novelist in Malta. She has published four novels in Maltese with the following titles: Fil-Firda l-G¿äla (Choice in Separation); Il-¿olma Mibjug¿a (The Betrayed Dream); Ilkoll ta' Nisel Wie¿ed (translated into English by Antoinette Pace with the title 'Bonds in the Mirror of Time'); Fi¿-¿ifna ta' l-Ibliet (In Tune with City Life). She has also published a book of poems and short stories with the title Ilwien Mo¿bija (Hidden Colours), and co-authored two poetry books entitled Tur¿ien (Steps) and Alfa (Alpha). Some of her poems have been translated into English, French, Italian and German. Rena Balzan is also a scientist. Besides her literary publications, she has several scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. She graduated in Pharmacy at the University of Malta, specialized in Genetics at the State University of Milan, Italy, and obtained a PhD in Biotechnology/Molecular Biology from Cranfield University, U.K. She is a retired Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Malta. During 1997 and 1998 she was Chairperson of the Malta Council for Science and Technology. Rena Balzan was awarded the 2021 National Book Prize Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Book Council (Malta).