{"product_id":"frigid-tales-9780872863996","title":"Frigid Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlaying opportunely with realism and fiction, the sensational young Cuban writer Pedro de Jes s interlinks six stories in an inventive narrative of psychological darkness and sexual intricacy. In this \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e of alienation and transgression, he captures the disaffected existence of a certain segment of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters on the fringes of contemporary Cuban society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new Reinaldo Arenas.--\u003cem\u003eEl Pa s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of the stories in Cuentos frigidos are very interesting and imaginative, full of dark humor and subtle insights.--Emilio Bejel, author of \u003cem\u003eGay Cuban Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex is a preoccupation and, as the King of Siam would say, 'a puzzlement' in this debut collection of six coy, elusive stories from a young Cuban fiction writer . . . witty and accomplished.--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the title, there is nothing frigid about these tales--what appears to be coldness is all on the surface. True, the characters of these six interrelated stories are often uncomfortable with their sexuality and sometimes believe they would be happier if they weren't so horny all the time, and true, too, Pedro de Jesus makes use of the cerebral and distancing forms of postmodern fiction, although he cannot resist descending into a realism he has been taught to disparage--in short, the stories are the product of a young man who believes that his libido is getting in the way of his art but nevertheless cannot hide his old-fashioned passion for love stories.--\u003cem\u003eThe Review of Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePedro de Jes s was born in 1970 in Fomento, Cuba and studied at the University of Havana. In addition to writing short stories, de Jes s has published essays, and a novel, \u003cem\u003eS bilas en Mercaderes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e Frigid Tales\u003c\/em\u003e has been published in Spain and his work has appeared in anthologies in Germany, France and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick Cluster is the author of \u003cem\u003eObligations of the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e and other fiction. He has translated Mirta Y  ez's \u003cem\u003eCubana: Contemporary Fiction by Cuban Women\u003c\/em\u003e as well as Alejandro Hern dez Diaz, Sonia Rivera-Vald s, Aida Bahr and Antonio Jos  Ponte.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872863996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2002 pg. 1657\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2003 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pedro de Jes\u0026#250;s","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42506166010037,"sku":"9780872863996","price":10.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_07bd924b-cd58-482c-a23b-9cdc169145b0.jpg?v=1668526141","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/frigid-tales-9780872863996","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}