{"product_id":"nochita-9780872866126","title":"Nochita","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eNochita \u003c\/i\u003eshimmers with humor and delight, she burns with stark raving intelligence.\"--\u003cb\u003eMary Gaitskill\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eNochita\u003c\/i\u003e, Dia Felix builds an extraordinarily rich and inventive language to carry the kaleidoscopic point of view of her young protagonist. What a pleasure to open a book and find such exuberant and committed artistry. A stunning debut.\"--\u003cb\u003eJanet Fitch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is a way some writers say hello on the first page that gets me excited to be in their conversation. \u003ci\u003eNochita \u003c\/i\u003ehas it with teeth   I love this book and the weird strong eye it has on the world, melting clothes off bodies with a cr me brul e torch. \u003ci\u003eNochita\u003c\/i\u003e is quite the dance to read through, kind of like shaking a bad morning off and realizing you really love this world. Makes me smile, like Dia Felix writes, 'I think I can latch on to this machine now.\"' BUY THIS BOOK, don't just stand there reading my fucking blurb  \"--\u003cb\u003eCAConrad, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Of Frank\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaughter to a divorced new age guru, Nochita wanders through the cracks of California's counter-culture, half feral child, half absurdist prophet. When tragedy strikes she is sent to live with her father, a working-class cowboy with a fragile grasp on sobriety and a dangerously mean fianc e. Stuck with adults chillingly unable to care for her, Nochita takes to the streets, a runaway with nothing to run from, driven forward by desperation, hope, and an irrepressible wonder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNochita\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic novel dazzling in its detail, stylistically daring, by turns hallucinatory, darkly funny, and brutally real. At its heart is the singular voice of Nochita, tender and fierce, alone and alive and utterly unforgettable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDia Felix\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and filmmakerand an award-winning digital media producer for museums (SF Exploratorium, Museum of Arts and Design). She currently teaches and mentors teens in experimental documentary filmmaking. She is the founder and editor of Personality Press. Born and raised in California, she currently lives in New York. \u003ci\u003eNochita\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Publishers - City Lights Publishe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872866126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.52w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dia Felix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645484789916,"sku":"9780872866126","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_29e6dd30-e086-4b89-a63a-a26839862bde.jpg?v=1603861225","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nochita-9780872866126","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}