{"product_id":"nochita-paperback-1","title":"Nochita - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDia Felix\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA poetic debut novel, formally experimental, by turns hallucinatory, darkly funny and brutally real. \u003cem\u003eNochita\u003c\/em\u003e is tender, fierce, and unforgettable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaughter to a divorced new age guru, Nochita wanders through the cracks of California's counter-culture, half feral child, half absurdist prophet. When tragedy strikes she is sent to live with her father, a working-class cowboy with a fragile grasp on sobriety and a dangerously mean fiancée. Stuck with adults chillingly unable to care for her, Nochita takes to the streets, a runaway with nothing to run from, driven forward by desperation, hope, and an irrepressible wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNochita\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic novel dazzling in its detail, stylistically daring, by turns hallucinatory, darkly funny, and brutally real. At its heart is the singular voice of Nochita, tender and fierce, alone and alive and utterly unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eNochita\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNochita \u003c\/em\u003eshimmers with humor and delight, she burns with stark raving intelligence.--\u003cstrong\u003eMary Gaitskill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNochita\u003c\/em\u003e, Dia Felix builds an extraordinarily rich and inventive language to carry the kaleidoscopic point of view of her young protagonist. What a pleasure to open a book and find such exuberant and committed artistry. A stunning debut.--\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Fitch\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a way some writers say hello on the first page that gets me excited to be in their conversation. \u003cem\u003eNochita \u003c\/em\u003ehas it with teeth!! I love this book and the weird strong eye it has on the world, melting clothes off bodies with a crème brulée torch. \u003cem\u003eNochita\u003c\/em\u003e is quite the dance to read through, kind of like shaking a bad morning off and realizing you really love this world. Makes me smile, like Dia Felix writes, 'I think I can latch on to this machine now.' BUY THIS BOOK, don't just stand there reading my fucking blurb!!-- \u003cstrong\u003eCAConrad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of extra-sensitive displaced daughters à la \u003cem\u003eWhite Oleander\u003c\/em\u003e, with the crystallized hyper-perception at the center of \u003cem\u003eThe Bluest Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNochita\u003c\/em\u003e is singular, resonant--her pictures get under your skin and stay there; more than lines embedded, here are things you've seen before, numbed and fallen away with the process of becoming adult. Against writers who make a phalanx of accuracy and precision, Felix delivers synesthetic gut-sense in a visual pile-on that picks up and turns over your sense of being human, dirt and M\u0026amp;Ms and kundalini shakti, written by a gifted seer whose inner child is alive and screaming ... \u003cem\u003eNochita \u003c\/em\u003ebrings it down to the roots.--\u003cstrong\u003eMila Jaroniec\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDia Felix is a writer and filmmaker. She has written for numerous blogs including the Museum of Arts and Design, and has performed her work at many venues including Segue Series and Dixon Place. She is an award-winning digital media producer for museums (Exploratorium, Museum of Arts and Design) and teaches and mentors teens in experimental documentary filmmaking at Reel Works teen filmmaking continuum in Brooklyn. She is also the founder and editor of Personality Press. Born and raised in California, she lives in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.14 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47237403345145,"sku":"9780872866126","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VTRxUEhwMHBuMFBHWEVOd2ZYV04vZz09_35d71548-2861-4ada-9fb9-58a8fc4bb5ce.webp?v=1768539521","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/nochita-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}