{"product_id":"frigid-tales-9780872863996","title":"Frigid Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying opportunely with realism and fiction, the sensational young Cuban writer Pedro de Jesús interlinks six stories in an inventive narrative of psychological darkness and sexual intricacy. In this \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e of alienation and transgression, he captures the disaffected existence of a certain segment of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters on the fringes of contemporary Cuban society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new Reinaldo Arenas.—\u003cem\u003eEl País\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of the stories in Cuentos frigidos are very interesting and imaginative, full of dark humor and subtle insights.—Emilio Bejel, author of \u003cem\u003eGay Cuban Nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex is a preoccupation and, as the King of Siam would say, ''a puzzlement'' in this debut collection of six coy, elusive stories from a young Cuban fiction writer . . . witty and accomplished.—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the title, there is nothing frigid about these tales—what appears to be coldness is all on the surfa\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151201857879,"sku":"9780872863996","price":11.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780872863996.jpg?v=1762960420","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/frigid-tales-9780872863996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}