{"product_id":"face-paperback","title":"Face - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecile Pineda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. M. Coetzee\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it was first published in 1985, \u003ci\u003eFace\u003c\/i\u003e met with critical acclaim and established Cecile Pineda among the very first Latina writers in the United States to be published by a major New York house. This new expanded edition, which marks the announcement of \u003ci\u003eFace \u003c\/i\u003eas a 2013 Neustadt Prize finalist, features a foreword by Nobel Prize-winning author J. M. Coetzee and a never-before-published interview with the author conducted by Dr. Francisco Lomel . The novel--based on an actual event--tracks the fortunes of Helio Cara, a poor but brilliant Brazilian man. When he hears that his mother is dying, Helio rushes from his shack in one of Rio de Janeiro's \u003ci\u003efavelas\u003c\/i\u003e to the local telegraph office, only to fall down a steep hillside and literally lose his face, and in turn his identity. He rapidly loses his job, his lover, and his friends--his neighbor's go so far as to burn down his shack--and flees to the Brazilian interior to live as an outcast in his mother's tiny house. Pineda deftly, hauntingly records Helio Cara's decision to perform self-surgery, using only novocaine, to reconstruct his face and identity. This compelling metaphor for identity, already taught in American and Latino literature courses in numerous universities, stands ready to engross a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecile Pineda \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eDevil's Tango\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Fishlight: A Dream of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLove Queen of the Amazon\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of the Californian Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal, the Sue Kaufman Prize, and a National Book Award nomination. She lives in Berkeley, California. \u003cb\u003eJ. M. Coetzee\u003c\/b\u003e is the Booker- and Nobel Prize-winning author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife \u0026amp; Times of Michael K\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Barbarians\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693124423743,"sku":"9781609403454","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/927d67782eb7f35f18cece6bd734e0e0.webp?v=1764997847","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/face-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}