The Names of Feliza by Juan Gabriel Vásquez is a novel that explores identity, memory, and how the names we carry define and limit who we can be. Through the story of Feliza and her multiple identities, Vásquez examines how women are named by others and how reclaiming the right to name oneself is an act of liberation. The novel becomes a meditation on the power of language and how identity is both imposed and chosen.

WHY WE CHOSE IT: Because Vásquez understands that names are not neutral; they are acts of power. This novel reminds us that controlling how we are named is controlling how we are seen, and that freedom begins with the right to define oneself.

DETAILS: • Author: Juan Gabriel Vásquez • Publisher: Alfaguara • Format: Paperback