{"product_id":"my-body-is-paper-9780872869097","title":"My Body is Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Cuadros died of AIDS in 1996, two years after chronicling the disease in \u003cem\u003eCity of God\u003c\/em\u003e, a book of poems and stories about queer Los Angeles. His belated follow-up takes the same form, with the same bracing urgency.\"—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\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\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","brand":"Gil Cuadros","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42960209084534,"sku":"9780872869097","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f09924e4-7ad8-4ff9-8dfc-0020ab5a17c0.jpg?v=1767799677","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/my-body-is-paper-9780872869097","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}