{"product_id":"ugliness-moshtari-hilal-9781954404281","title":"Ugliness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do power and beauty join forces to determine who is considered ugly? What role does that ugliness play in fomenting hatred?\u003c\/strong\u003e Moshtari Hilal, an Afghan-born author and artist who lives in Germany, has written a touching, intimate, and highly political book. Dense body hair, crooked teeth, and big noses: Hilal uses a broad cultural lens to question norms of appearance--ostensibly her own, but in fact everyone's. She writes about beauty salons in Kabul as a backdrop to the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Darwin's theory of evolution, Kim Kardashian, and a utopian place in the shadow of her nose. With a profound mix of essay, poetry, her own drawings, and cultural and social history of the body, Hilal explores notions of repulsion and attraction, taking the reader into the most personal of realms to put self-image to the test. Why are we afraid of ugliness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moshtari Hilal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 195440428X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954404281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Vessel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Moshtari Hilal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829389586687,"sku":"9781954404281","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e47606e0-306a-44c0-bdb0-9b2af5dd6ac0.jpg?v=1708450659","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ugliness-moshtari-hilal-9781954404281","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}