{"product_id":"before-a-mirror-the-city-paperback","title":"Before a Mirror, the City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Morejon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Frye\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJuanmaria Cordones-Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Morej n, an indispensable voice in contemporary Cuban poetry, has produced a book whose core centers on the people, experience, and landscape of the city. She has said \" I was born in Havana and for me the city is inside my poetic art, cities fascinate me.\" In \u003ci\u003eBefore the Mirror, The City\u003c\/i\u003e Morejon captures the tastes and colors that give this city and its people their unique character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Morejon is one of the best-known poets of Cuba. Her work addresses contemporary issues of ethnicity, gender, history, and Afro-Cuban identity. She is currently the Director of Caribbean Studies at Casa de las Americas in Havana, Cuba. David Frye is a professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and a translator of many books from Spanish. His recent works of translation include: \u003ci\u003eSuper Extra Grande\u003c\/i\u003e, by Yoss, \u003ci\u003eThe Weeping Woman\u003c\/i\u003e by Zoe Valdes, and \u003ci\u003eSimone: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e by Eduardo Lalo. Juanamaria Cordones-Cook is a professor of Romance languages at the University of Missouri. Cordones-Cook extensive scholarly work includes research and publications on Spanish American writers and artists such as Luisa Valenzuela, Nancy Morejón, Jorge Luis Borges, Roberto Zurbano, and Belkis Ayón among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769803342112,"sku":"9781945680380","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/249fd50b2f563eeff68f05c8d28df607.webp?v=1780357117","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/before-a-mirror-the-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}