{"product_id":"before-9781941920282","title":"Before","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAward-Winning Mexican Literary Fiction\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e's \"10 Books to Read in August\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"an altogether fresh take on the coming-of-age story...Boullosa manages to merge humor with panic seamlessly.\" -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Carmen Boullosa is, in my opinion, a true master.\"--Alvaro Mutis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a woman who returns to the landscape of her childhood to overcome the fear that held her captive as a girl. This powerful exploration of the path to womanhood and lost innocence won Mexico's two most prestigious literary prizes: the Xavier Villarutia Prize for Best Mexican Novel and was designated Best Novel Published in Mexico by the prestigious magazine Reforma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Multi-Layered Narrative\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart bildungsroman, part ghost story, part revenge novel, this work seamlessly blends multiple genres into a cohesive narrative that examines childhood trauma and the journey to adulthood. The psychological depth and literary craftsmanship showcase why Carmen Boullosa is recognized as one of Mexico's leading writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarmen Boullosa is one of Mexico's leading novelists, poets, and playwrights. She has published over a dozen novels, two of which were designated the Best Novel Published in Mexico by the prestigious magazine Reforma—her second novel, \u003ci\u003eBefore\u003c\/i\u003e, also won the renowned Xavier Villarutia Prize for Best Mexican Novel; and her novel \u003ci\u003eLa otra mano de Lepanto\u003c\/i\u003e was also selected as one of the Top 100 Novels Published in Spanish in the past 25 years. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eTexas: The Great Theft\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2014 Typographical Era Translation Award, and was shortlisted for the 2015 PEN Translation Award. Boullosa has received numerous prizes and honors, including a Guggenheim fellowship. Also a poet, playwright, essayist, and cultural critic, Boullosa is a Distinguished Lecturer at City College of New York, and her books have been translated into Italian, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Bush is an award-winning literary translator of Spanish, Catalan, French, and Portuguese from the UK. A former director of the British Centre for Literary Translation, Peter became a professor of Literary Translation at Middlesex University and later the University of East Anglia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493259710738,"sku":"9781941920282","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59cb1e88-a191-4591-a8e8-5f57058da24f.jpg?v=1730640775","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/before-9781941920282","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}