{"product_id":"my-body-is-paper-stories-and-poems-9780872869097","title":"My Body Is Paper: Stories and Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This blazing collection of unpublished stories and poems by Cuadros (1962-1996; \u003ci\u003eCity of God\u003c\/i\u003e) portrays queer Chicano beauty and resilience during the AIDS epidemic. . . . This is a welcome tribute to a writer who was cut short in his prime.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Without doubt one of the sexiest and most important writers I've ever read.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJustin Torres, author of \u003cem\u003eBlackouts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMy Body Is Paper\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the unrelenting literary magic of Gil Cuadros. Through poetry and prose, Cuadros holds a mirror up to California, reflecting this land of dualities back at us. He gives us sunshine and sickness, ecstasy and drudgery, eros and death. I am so very grateful for his work.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMyriam Gurba, author of \u003cem\u003eCreep: Accusations and Confessions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince \u003cem\u003eCity of God\u003c\/em\u003e (1994) by Gil Cuadros was published 30 years ago, it has become an unlikely classic (an \"essential book of Los Angeles\" according to the \u003cem\u003eLA Times\u003c\/em\u003e), touching readers and writers who find in his work a singular evocation of Chicanx life in Los Angeles during and leading up to the AIDS epidemic, which took his life in 1996. Little did we know, Cuadros continued writing exuberant prose and poems in the period between his one published book and his untimely death at the age of 34. This recently discovered treasure, \u003cem\u003eMy Body Is Paper\u003c\/em\u003e, is a stunning portrait of sex, family, religion, culture of origin, and the betrayals of the body. Tender and blistering, erotic and spiritual--Cuadros dives into these complexities which we grapple with today, showing us how to survive these times, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872869097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164","brand":"Gil Cuadros","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897150177461,"sku":"9780872869097","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cea04ec8-3b06-4b9b-8325-82a54e95ba5b.jpg?v=1712633360","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-body-is-paper-stories-and-poems-9780872869097","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}