{"product_id":"cobra-9781628975802","title":"Cobra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe late Severo Sarduy was one of the most outrageous and baroque of the Latin American Boom writers of the sixties and seventies, and \u003cem\u003eCobra \u003c\/em\u003ewas his finest creation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1972, \u003ci\u003eCobra\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the tale of its eponymous heroine, queen of the Lyrical Theater of Dolls, whose obsession is to transform her body. She is assisted in her metamorphosis by the Madam and Pup, Cobra's dwarfish double. They, too, change shape, through the violent ceremonies of a motorcycle gang, into a sect of Tibetan lamas seeking to revive Tantric Buddhism. In its spiraling series of transmutations, \u003ci\u003eCobra \u003c\/i\u003econstructs a labyrinthine voyage, a \"magical juggling act\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its first edition from Dalkey Archive Press, \u003cem\u003eCobra\u003c\/em\u003e was bound with Sarduy's novel \u003cem\u003eMaitreya\u003c\/em\u003e (1978) which furthers the theme of metamorphosis. Transgressing genres and genders, reveling in literal and figurative transvestism, Sarduy's work is among the most daring achievements of postmodern Latin American fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSevero Sarduy\u003c\/strong\u003e (1937-1993), Cuban poet, fiction writer, playwright, and literary critic, is considered one of the best prose artists of the twentieth century. In 1972, he was awarded the Prix M?dicis for \u003cem\u003eCobra\u003c\/em\u003e, one of his six highly acclaimed novels. Sarduy also painted, hosted a radio program, and, as an editor at Editions du Seuil, introduced contemporary Latin American fiction to European readers. Sarduy was a leading intellectual in the early years of the Cuban Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving translated Manuel Puig, Julio Cort?zar, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, and other notable authors, \u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne Jill Levine\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most highly regarded translators of contemporary Latin American literature. She is a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Subversive Scribe: Translating Latin American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames McCourt\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eMawrdew Czgowchwz\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime Remaining\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDelancey's Way\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNow Voyagers: The Night Sea Journey and Queer Street\u003c\/em\u003e. He has contributed to \u003cem\u003eThe Yale Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New York City and Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254128673042,"sku":"9781628975802","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9ed8ce6-2631-468d-8a45-162a05d08047.jpg?v=1746309716","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cobra-9781628975802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}