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How to Turn Into a Bird by María José Ferrada: Used
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- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2022-12-06
- Pages
- 296
- ISBN
- 9781953534460
- Book Title
- How to Turn Into a Bird
- Item Length
- 7.3in
- Publisher
- Tin House Books, LLC
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Humorous / Black Humor, Family Life, Coming of Age
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 6.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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After years of hard work in a factory outside of Santiago, Chile, Ramón accepts a peculiar job: to look after a Coca-Cola billboard located by the highway. And it doesn't take long for Ramón to make an even more peculiar decision: to make the billboard his new home. Eleven year-old Miguel is enchanted by his uncle's unusual living arrangement, but the neighborhood is buzzing with gossip, declaring Ramón a madman bringing shame to the community. As he visits his uncle above it all, Miguel comes to see a different perspective, and finds himself wondering what he believes--has his uncle lost his mind, as everyone says? Is madness--and the need for freedom--contagious? Or is Ramón the only one who can see things as they really are, finding a deeper meaning in a life they can't understand from the ground? When a local boy disappears, tensions erupt and forgotten memories come to the surface. And Miguel, no longer perched in the billboard with his uncle, witnesses the reality on the ground: a society that, in the name of peace, is not afraid to use violence. With sharp humor and a deep understanding of a child's mind, How to Turn Into a Bird is a powerful tale of coming-of-age, loss of innocence, and shifting perspectives that asks us: how far outside of our lives must we go to really see things clearly?
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Publisher
Tin House Books, LLC
ISBN-10
1953534465
ISBN-13
9781953534460
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5057287507
Product Key Features
Book Title
How to Turn Into a Bird
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Humorous / Black Humor, Family Life, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.3in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
6.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pq8098.416.E77h6613
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Provides remarkable insight. . . . The theme of the value and place of nonconformity in today's society will ring true., How to Turn into a Bird takes a piercing look at how the human spirit can be nurtured, even set free, by curiosity and compassionate attention--or altogether quashed by fear and judgment. María José Ferrada and translator Elizabeth Bryer have created a vivid, poignant atmosphere, both mournful and tender., A masterful, provocative, and timely artwork that shows what can happen to those who risk a life of freedom that diverges from the norm., How to Turn into a Bird takes a piercing look at how the human spirit can be nurtured, even set free, by curiosity and compassionate attention--or altogether quashed by fear and judgment. María José Ferrada and translator Elizabeth Bryer have created a vivid, poignant atmosphere, both mournful and tender.--Robin Meyers, Timeless and deeply resonant. . . . This book reminds readers that to allow yourself to be different from the rest of the world is a rare and beautiful thing, no matter the risks., Enchanting. . . . As in Ferrada's past work, this one has much to say on themes of acceptance, conformity, and societal expectations., Excellent. . . . Ferrada, much like Jacqueline Woodson in Red at the Bone, knows that freedom may be found in the fetters of youth, allowing her readers to learn along with her characters., With all the brutal simplicity of a fairy tale, María José Ferrada lays bare the blind and violent intolerance that reigns on the precarious outskirts of an unequal society. A deceptively simple tale in a sensitive translation by Elizabeth Bryer--this book is a gift to English-speaking readers.
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2022-026733
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