{"product_id":"9781941920282","title":"Before","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e 's \"10 Books to Read in August\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"an altogether fresh take on the coming-of-age story...Boullosa manages to merge humor with panic seamlessly.\" — Publishers Weekly Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Carmen Boullosa is, in my opinion, a true master.\"—Alvaro Mutis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart bildungsroman, part ghost story, part revenge novel, \u003ci\u003eBefore \u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a woman who returns to the landscape of her childhood to overcome the fear that held her captive as a girl. This powerful exploration of the path to womanhood and lost innocence won Mexico's two most prestigious literary prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarmen Boullosa\u003c\/b\u003e, one of Mexico's leading writers, has published nearly twenty novels. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eTexas: The Great Theft\u003c\/i\u003e , won the 2014 Typographical Era Translation Award and was shortlisted for the 2015 PEN Translation Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057605230832,"sku":"9781941920282","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781941920282_p0.jpg?v=1763757983","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781941920282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}