{"product_id":"before-a-mirror-the-city-9781945680380","title":"Before a Mirror, the City","description":"Nancy Morej n, an indispensable voice in contemporary Cuban poetry, has produced a book whose core centers on the people, experience, and landscape of the city. She has said \" I was born in Havana and for me the city is inside my poetic art, cities fascinate me.\" In \u003ci\u003eBefore the Mirror, The City\u003c\/i\u003e Morejon captures the tastes and colors that give this city and its people their unique character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Morejon is one of the best-known poets of Cuba. Her work addresses contemporary issues of ethnicity, gender, history, and Afro-Cuban identity. She is currently the Director of Caribbean Studies at Casa de las Americas in Havana, Cuba. David Frye is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and a translator of many books from Spanish. His recent works of translation include: \u003ci\u003eSuper Extra Grande\u003c\/i\u003e, by Yoss, \u003ci\u003eThe Weeping Woman\u003c\/i\u003e by Zoe Valdes, and \u003ci\u003eSimone: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e by Eduardo Lalo. Juanamaria Cordones-Cook is a professor of Romance languages at the University of Missouri. Cordones-Cook extensive scholarly work includes research and publications on Spanish American writers and artists such as Luisa Valenzuela, Nancy Morejón, Jorge Luis Borges, Roberto Zurbano, and Belkis Ayón among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"White Pine Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50447491039506,"sku":"9781945680380","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dfeb5e15-27ff-48f8-985b-006c07398b88.jpg?v=1729714315","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/before-a-mirror-the-city-9781945680380","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}