{"product_id":"before-carmen-boullosa-9781941920282","title":"Before","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e's \"10 Books to Read in August\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Carmen Boullosa is, in my opinion, a true master.\"--Alvaro Mutis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart bildungsroman, part ghost story, part revenge novel, \u003ci\u003eBefore \u003c\/i\u003etells 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Boullosa\u003c\/b\u003e, one of Mexico's leading writers, has published nearly twenty novels. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carmen Boullosa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941920284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2016\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carmen Boullosa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988084719871,"sku":"9781941920282","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3427d6b5-93a5-417f-91c2-2bee4b301927.jpg?v=1683292533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-carmen-boullosa-9781941920282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}