{"product_id":"monstrilio-9781638931607","title":"Monstrilio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heartfelt, bizarre, and unexpected. . . . At once a novel about family and love, a creepy tale that questions what it means to be human, and a celebration of queer stories, \u003ci\u003eMonstrilio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is as shocking as it is profound, and as humorous as it is thoughtful.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Gabino Iglesias, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \"wholly unique\" and \"uncompromising\" literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes (Eric LaRocca, author of \u003ci\u003eThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago's lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family's decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses--though curbed by his biological and chosen family's communal care--threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thought-provoking meditation on grief, acceptance, and the monstrous sides of love and loyalty, Gerardo Sámano Córdova blends bold imagination and evocative prose with deep emotional rigor. Told in four acts that span the globe from Brooklyn to Berlin, \u003ci\u003eMonstrilio\u003c\/i\u003e offers, with uncanny clarity, a cathartic and precise portrait of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerardo Sámano Córdova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zando\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638931607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerardo Sámano Córdova \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and artist from Mexico City, where he currently resides. He holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Michigan. He has studied with Alexander Chee at Bread Loaf as a work\/study scholar, and with Garth Greenwell at Tin House. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePassages North\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and is forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eThe Common\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zando","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43257722077299,"sku":"9.78164E+12","price":19.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c6ec8eee-f8a2-49c1-bef5-fbe54538b6bb.jpg?v=1754568821","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/monstrilio-9781638931607","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}