{"product_id":"slum-virgin-paperback","title":"Slum Virgin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriela Cabezón Cámara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances Riddle\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Queer writing at its most exhilarating.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe slums of Buenos Aires, the government, the mafia, the Virgin Mary, corrupt police, sex workers, thieves, drug dealers, and debauchery all combine in this sweeping novel deemed a 'revelation for contemporary literature' and 'pure dynamite' (Andrés Neuman, author of \u003cem\u003eTraveller of the Century\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003eTalking to Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e ).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Virgin Mary appears to Cleopatra, she renounces sex work and takes charge of the shantytown she lives in, transforming it into a tiny utopia. Ambitious journalist Quity knows she's found the story of the year when she hears about it, but her life is changed forever once she finds herself irrevocably seduced by the captivating subject of her article. Densely-packed, fast-paced prose, weaving slang and classical references, \u003cem\u003eSlum Virgin\u003c\/em\u003e refuses to whitewash the reality of the poor and downtrodden, and jumps deftly from tragedy to comedy in a way that has the reader laughing out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabriela Cabezón Cámara\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Buenos Aires in 1968. Her debut novel \u003cem\u003eSlum Virgin\u003c\/em\u003e (Charco, 2017) was followed by \u003cem\u003eRomance de la negra rubia\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eRomance of the Blonde Brunette\u003c\/em\u003e ) as well as by two collections of short stories. In 2011 she published the novella \u003cem\u003eLe viste la cara a Dios\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eYou've Seen God's Face\u003c\/em\u003e ), later turned into a graphic novel, \u003cem\u003eBeya\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eBiutiful\u003c\/em\u003e ), illustrated by Iñaki Echeverría. In 2013, she was Writer-in-Residence at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of China Iron\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Charco Press in 2020, was shortlisted for the International Booker and the Médicis prizes. In addition to being an environmental activist, Cabezón Cámara is one of the leading feminist and LGBTQ+ intellectuals in Latin America. Her most recent novel is \u003cem\u003eWe Are Green and Trembling\u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrances Riddle\u003c\/strong\u003e has translated numerous Spanish-language authors, including Isabel Allende and Claudia Piñeiro. Her translation of \u003cem\u003eElena Knows\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022, and \u003cem\u003eTheatre of War\u003c\/em\u003e by Andrea Jeftanovic received an English PEN Award in 2020. She lives in Buenos Aires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48637513990283,"sku":"9781999722708","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/wWKKoHFSQi9781999722708.webp?v=1784814640","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/slum-virgin-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}