{"product_id":"cellophane-9780385336659","title":"Cellophane","description":"Don Victor Sobrevilla, a lovable, eccentric engineer, always dreamed of founding a paper factory in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest, and at the opening of this miraculous novel his dream has come true--until he discovers the recipe for cellophane. In a life already filled with signs and portents, the family dog suddenly begins to cough strangely. A wild little boy turns azurite blue. All at once Don Victor is overwhelmed by memories of his erotic past; his prim wife, Doña Mariana, reveals the shocking truth about her origins; the three Sobrevilla children turn their love lives upside down; the family priest blurts out a long-held secret.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hilarious plague of truth has descended on the once well-behaved Sobrevillas, only the beginning of this brilliantly realized, generous-hearted novel. Marie Arana's style, originality, and trenchant wit will establish her as one of the most audacious talents in fiction today and \u003cb\u003eCellophane\u003c\/b\u003e as one of the most evocative and spirited novels of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarie Arana is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Peru of a Peruvian father and an American mother, she is the author of \u003cb\u003eAmerican Chica\u003c\/b\u003e, a finalist for the PEN--Memoir Award and the National Book Award, and a collection of columns, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work\u003c\/i\u003e. Marie Arana lives in Washington, D.C., and Lima, Peru.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661037699346,"sku":"9780385336659","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3bba85bc-da72-4bd4-936b-8d409593bf2b.jpg?v=1760434439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cellophane-9780385336659","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}