{"product_id":"nefando-m-nica-ojeda-9781566896894","title":"Nefando","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA techno-horror portrait of the fears and desires of six young artists whose lives are upended by a controversial video game, from National Book Award finalist Mica Ojeda.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix young artists share an apartment in Barcelona: Kiki Ortega, a researcher writing a pornographic novel; Iv疣 Herrera, a writer whose prose reveals a deeply conflicted relationship with his body; three siblings, Irene, Emilio, and Cecilia, who quietly search for ways to transcend their abuse as children; and El Cuco Mart匤ez, a video-game designer whose creations push beneath the substrate of the digital world. All of them are connected in different ways to \u003cem\u003eNefando, \u003c\/em\u003e a controversial cult video game whose purpose remains a mystery. In the parallel reality of the game, players found relief from the pain of past trauma and present shame, but also a frighteningly elastic sense of self and ethics. Is Nefando a game for horror enthusiasts, a challenge to players' morals, or a poetic exercise? What happens in a virtual world that admits every taboo?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnsparing, addictive, and perverse, \u003cem\u003eNefando\u003c\/em\u003e takes us to the darkest corners of the web, revealing the inevitable entanglement of digital and physical worlds, and of technology and horror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mica Ojeda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566896894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566896894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/12\/2024","brand":"Mica Ojeda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132095656191,"sku":"9781566896894","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f938387-b377-470e-b281-ec4c9623134f.jpg?v=1687478191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nefando-m-nica-ojeda-9781566896894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}