{"product_id":"reservoir-bitches-stories-paperback","title":"Reservoir Bitches: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDahlia de la Cerda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJulia Sanches\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHeather Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA debut collection of gritty, streetwise, and wickedly funny stories about Mexican women who \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efight, skirt, cheat, cry, kill, and lie their way to survival. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Life's a bitch. That's why you gotta rattle her cage, even if she's foaming at the mouth.\" In the linked stories of \u003cem\u003eReservoir Bitches\u003c\/em\u003e, thirteen Mexican women prod the bitch that is Life and become her. From the all-powerful daughter of a cartel boss to the victim of transfemicide, from a houseful of spinster seamstresses to a socialite who supports her politician husband by faking Indigenous roots, these women spit on their own reduction and invent new ways to endure, telling their own stories in bold, unapologetic voices. At once a work of black humor and social critique, \u003cem\u003eReservoir Bitches\u003c\/em\u003e is a raucous debut from one of Mexico's most thrilling new writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDahlia de la Cerda\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and activist based in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She is the author of \u003cem\u003ePerras de Reserva\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2019 Premio Nacional de Cuento Joven Comala, and \u003cem\u003eDesde los Zulos.\u003c\/em\u003e She is also the cofounder of the feminist organization Morras Help Morras. \u003cem\u003eReservoir Bitches\u003c\/em\u003e is her English-language debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulia Sanches\u003c\/strong\u003e translates literature from Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan into English. Born in Brazil, she now lives in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeather Cleary\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning translator of poetry and prose whose work has been recognized by English PEN, the National Book Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation, among others. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Translator's Visibility: Scenes from Contemporary Latin American Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987668238637,"sku":"9781558613119","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/bntyaJ5gT79781558613119.webp?v=1776183361","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/reservoir-bitches-stories-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}