Before

One of BBC's 10 Books to Read in August

an altogether fresh take on the coming-of-age story...Boullosa manages to merge humor with panic seamlessly. -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Carmen Boullosa is, in my opinion, a true master.--Alvaro Mutis

Part bildungsroman, part ghost story, part revenge novel, Before 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.

Carmen Boullosa, one of Mexico's leading writers, has published nearly twenty novels. Her most recent novel, Texas: The Great Theft, won the 2014 Typographical Era Translation Award and was shortlisted for the 2015 PEN Translation Award.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Published: 08/02/2016
ISBN: 9781941920282
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/15/2016