{"product_id":"my-body-is-paper-stories-and-poems","title":"My Body Is Paper: Stories and Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Without doubt one of the sexiest and most important writers I've ever read.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJustin Torres, author of \u003cem\u003eBlackouts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The sparks of clarity and brilliance that will later inspire a cadre of writers are all here, igniting the pathway that Gil Cuadros set before us. It is astonishing to behold the ardor of vulnerability in his art. We are indebted to his daring--how much brighter we all burn for his insistent testimony, his desire unabashed and incandescent.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Manuel Muñoz, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Consequences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince \u003cem\u003eCity of God\u003c\/em\u003e (1994) by Gil Cuadros was published 30 years ago, it has become an unlikely classic (an \"essential book of Los Angeles\" according to the \u003cem\u003eLA Times\u003c\/em\u003e), touching readers and writers who find in his work a singular evocation of Chicanx life in Los Angeles during and leading up to the AIDS epidemic, which took his life in 1996. Little did we know, Cuadros continued writing exuberant prose and poems in the period between his one published book and his untimely death at the age of 34. This recently discovered treasure, \u003cem\u003eMy Body Is Paper\u003c\/em\u003e, is a stunning portrait of sex, family, religion, culture of origin, and the betrayals of the body. Tender and blistering, erotic and spiritual--Cuadros dives into these complexities which we grapple with today, showing us how to survive these times, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r","brand":"Gil Cuadros, Pablo Alvarez, Kevin Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44457117155564,"sku":"9780872869097","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780872869097.jpg?v=1708916684","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/my-body-is-paper-stories-and-poems","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}