{"product_id":"im-a-fool-to-want-you-stories-9781635423853","title":"I'm a Fool to Want You: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese dazzling stories from the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBad Girls\u003c\/i\u003e erase the fine line between fantasy and reality, and establish her as an impressive literary voice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1990s, a woman makes a living as a rental girlfriend for gay men. In a Harlem den, a travesti gets to know none other than Billie Holiday. A group of rugby players haggle over the price of a night of sex, and in return they get what they deserve. Nuns, grandmothers, children, and dogs are never what they seem... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese 9 stories are inhabited by extravagant and profoundly human characters who face an ominous reality in ways as strange as themselves. \u003ci\u003eI'm a Fool to Want You \u003c\/i\u003econfirms that Camila Sosa Villada is one of the most powerful and original voices in contemporary literature. With her daring imagination, she can speak the language of a victim of the Mexican Inquisition, or create a dystopian universe where travestis take their revenge. With her unique style, Sosa Villada blends everyday life and magic, honoring the oral tradition with unparalleled fluency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamila Sosa Villada\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1982 in La Falda (Córdoba, Argentina). She is a writer, actress, and singer, and previously earned a living as a sex worker, street vendor, and hourly maid. She holds degrees in communication and theater from the National University of Córdoba. Her play \u003ci\u003eCarnes tolendas, retrato escénico de un travesti\u003c\/i\u003e was selected for the 2010 National Theater Festival held in La Plata. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBad Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and the Grand Prix de l'Héroïne Madame Figaro and has been translated into more than twenty languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKit Maude \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator based in Buenos Aires. He has translated dozens of classic and contemporary Latin American writers such as Armonía Somers, Jorge Luis Borges, Lolita Copacabana, and Ariel Magnus for a wide array of publications, and writes reviews and criticism for several different outlets in Spanish and English including the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRevista Ñ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOtra Parte\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606075379986,"sku":"9781635423853","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_95403947-b058-411a-82c5-e4a9748044f3.jpg?v=1732288412","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/im-a-fool-to-want-you-stories-9781635423853","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}