{"product_id":"raft-of-flame-desire-alvarez-9781632430816","title":"Raft of Flame","description":"A painter and poet, Desir e Alvarez engages with the powerful forces of lyric and rhythm to create a collection that moves across time and place. Inspired by Lorca's passionate \u003ci\u003ecante jondo\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"deep song,\" and her own family history with Andalusian flamenco, Alvarez weaves together a time-travelling epic that searches through myth, culture, and nature for the roots of identity. Navigating both her Latina and European heritage through works by artists of the ancient Americas and Spain, Alvarez maps intersections between personal and political history. Searching narratives both fictitious and real, \u003ci\u003eRaft of Flame\u003c\/i\u003e includes imagined conversations between a conquistador and an Olmec sculpture, between Frida Kahlo and Velazquez, and between\u003ci\u003e The Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e's Dorothy and Glinda the Good Witch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eRaft of Flame\u003c\/i\u003e, Alvarez constructs and fleshes out a fantastic narrative of personal and cultural history, offering glimpses into the art, history, and land that comprise her story. Her narrative explores how both nature and human populations continue to be trapped in the violence of colonialism. Vivid lyrics interrogate the complexities of mixed race, digging the dualities, upheavals, and casts of characters that underly Alvarez's identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaft of Flame\u003c\/i\u003e won Omnidawn's 2018 Lake Merritt Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desir馥 Alvarez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632430819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632430816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omnidawn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2020 pg. 42","brand":"Desir馥 Alvarez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979186307327,"sku":"9781632430816","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bab8594-d518-40f4-af52-2a576d48e3b4.jpg?v=1683244427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raft-of-flame-desire-alvarez-9781632430816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}