{"product_id":"in-this-world-of-ultraviolet-light-stories-paperback-softback-9780253064868","title":"In This World of Ultraviolet Light; Stories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253064868","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIn This World of Ultraviolet Light\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaul Palma (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253064868\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e132 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.181 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the lens of Cuban-American identity, \u003ci\u003eIn These Worlds of Ultraviolet Light\u003c\/i\u003e explores the viciousness we often visit upon each other in times of duress, our fumbling attempts at connection, and the moments when love and cruelty become the same thing. The characters range from recent immigrants to Americans of Cuban descent struggling to find cultural grounding, to a worksite manager who can see her employees as nothing more than 'those Spanish-chirping little men.' But while the writing is thoughtful and bold in its interrogation of identity, this is fiction to steal the breath of any reader, from any background. There were passages that had me looking away from the page for a moment as I tried to let my heart catch up to what my brain was reading, and others that had me laughing aloud, at both the characters' wit and the author's daring. The writing is nuanced, charged, filled with turns so artfully constructed you can only surrender to each story and let it take you where it wants to go. This book, so full of the characters' pain, was a pleasure to read, and I offer my congratulations to the author not only on winning the Belton Prize, but on creating a remarkable collection of stories.\u003c\/p\u003e - Anjali Sachdeva, Don Belton Prize judge, author of All the Names They Used for God \u003cp\u003eThe stories in this wonderful, vibrant collection made me homesick for the Miami so lovingly and hilariously rendered on its pages—a moving portrayal of a place worth mourning and celebrating.\u003c\/p\u003e - Jennine Capó Crucet, author of My Time Among the Whites\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"These are new Cubans. Twenty-first-century Marielitos. Balseros, as the bartender had referred to them. I know, because my mom tells me that these are the kinds of Cubans I need to stay away from.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn eight captivating stories, \u003ci\u003eIn This World of Ultraviolet Light\u003c\/i\u003e—winner of the 2021 Don Belton Prize—navigates tensions between Cubans, Cuban Americans, and the larger Latinx community. Though these stories span many locations—from a mulch manufacturing facility on the edge of Big Cypress National Preserve to the borderlands between Georgia and the Carolinas—they are overshadowed by an obsession with Miami as a place that exists in the popular imagination. Beyond beaches and palm trees, Raul Palma goes off the beaten path to portray everyday people clinging to their city and struggling to find cultural grounding. As Anjali Sachdeva writes, \"This is fiction to steal the breath of any reader, from any background.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoldly interrogating identity, the discomfort of connection, and the entanglement of love and cruelty, \u003ci\u003eIn This World of Ultraviolet Light \u003c\/i\u003eis a nuanced collection of stories that won't let you go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. All along the Hills\u003cbr\u003e2. Ropa Vieja\u003cbr\u003e3. Never through Miami\u003cbr\u003e4. The Roasting Box\u003cbr\u003e5. Stand Your Ground\u003cbr\u003e6. The Phone Thieves\u003cbr\u003e7. Immaculate Mulch\u003cbr\u003e8. Obsolescence\u003cbr\u003eCredits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525495353624,"sku":"9780253064868","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/in-this-world-of-ultraviolet-light-stories-paperback-softback-9780253064868","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}