{"product_id":"cobra-9781628975802","title":"Cobra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe late Severo Sarduy was one of the most outrageous and baroque of the Latin American Boom writers of the sixties and seventies, and \u003cem\u003eCobra \u003c\/em\u003ewas his finest creation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1972, \u003ci\u003eCobra\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the tale of its eponymous heroine, queen of the Lyrical Theater of Dolls, whose obsession is to transform her body. She is assisted in her metamorphosis by the Madam and Pup, Cobra's dwarfish double. They, too, change shape, through the violent ceremonies of a motorcycle gang, into a sect of Tibetan lamas seeking to revive Tantric Buddhism. In its spiraling series of transmutations, \u003ci\u003eCobra \u003c\/i\u003econstructs a labyrinthine voyage, a \"magical juggling act.\" \u003ci\u003e(New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its first edition from Dalkey Archive Press, \u003cem\u003eCobra\u003c\/em\u003e was bound with Sarduy's novel \u003cem\u003eMaitreya\u003c\/em\u003e (1978) which furthers the theme of metamorphosis. Transgressing genres and genders, reveling in literal and figurative transvestism, Sarduy's work is among the most daring achievements of postmodern Latin American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628975802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226","brand":"Severo Sarduy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45131008475317,"sku":"9781628975802","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6cbd5556-1232-42bc-9d94-efd155ae8c2b.jpg?v=1740460271","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cobra-9781628975802","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}