Las biuty queens

Author

Iván Monalisa Ojeda

Call Number

• FICTION OJED (CEN)

Publication Information

New York : Astra House, 2021.

Physical Description

163 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

Drawing from his/her own experience as a trans performer, sex worker, and undocumented immigrant, Iván Monalisa Ojeda chronicles the lives of Latinx queer and trans immigrants in New York City. Whether she is struggling with addiction, clashing with law enforcement, or is being subjected to personal violence, each character choses her own path of defiance, often responding to her fate with irreverent dark humor. What emerges is the portrait of a group of friends who express unquestioning solidarity and love for each other, and of an unfamiliar, glittering and violent, New York City that will draw readers in and swallow them whole. On every page, Iván Monalisa's unique narrative talent is on display as he/she artfully transforms the language of the streets, making it his/her own -- rich with rhythm and debauchery. This bold new collection positions Ojeda as a fresh and necessary voice within the canon of world literature.

Notes

"Originally published in the Spanish language as Las Biuty Queens ©2019 Alfaguara." -- Verso.

Contents

• Overdose
• In the Bote
• Ortiz Funeral Home
• Jennifer's Carnations
• Adriana la chimba, or The Gorgeous Adriana de Pereira
• Emergency room
• Biuty Queen
• Little Miss Lightening Bolt
• Boricua's blunts
• Lorena the Chilena
• Coffee cup reading
• Mother hens and her chicks
• Sabrina's wedding.