{"product_id":"9781936239498","title":"Several Ways to Die in Mexico City: An Autobiography of Death in Mexico City","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the '80s, when author\/photographer Kurt Hollander lived in New York and published \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Lower East\u003c\/i\u003e, life there was particularly rough, and cops often drove yellow cabs as a method to surprise and roust its residents. Before the decade ended, Hollander moved to the equally rough climes of Mexico City, making his living writing and photographing for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHollander's visual and textual extravaganza, \u003ci\u003eSeveral Ways to Die in Mexico City\u003c\/i\u003e, provides a perspective of this extraordinary city that could only have been caught by an observant outsider who lived in all its nooks and crannies for over two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrammed with caustic but fair observations of the city's history, food, cults, drugs, and buildings, Hollander proves that he can love a city and culture that also kills its inhabitants softly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile living high in Mexico City, \u003cb\u003eKurt Hollander\u003c\/b\u003e edited \u003ci\u003epoliester\u003c\/i\u003e, the renowned bilingual art magazine about the Americas. He also directed the feature film \u003ci\u003eCarambola\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrote a successful series of children's books. Grove Press published the \u003ci\u003ePortable Lower East Side \u003c\/i\u003eanthology in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feral House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137611612400,"sku":"9781936239498","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936239498_p0.jpg?v=1763658559","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936239498","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}