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Las Biuty Queens by Iván Monalisa Ojeda
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Las Biuty Queens

Stories

$11.54

Narrator Luis Chavez
Translator Hannah Kauders
Length 3 hours 13 minutes
Language English
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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 listeners in and swallow them whole.

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.

Contains mature themes.

Ivan Monalisa Ojeda was born in the late sixties in southern Chile and grew up on the shores of Lake Llanquihue. He/she studied theater at the University of Chile, in Santiago, and when he/she got his/her degree, Ivan Monalisa settled in New York, where he/she currently lives. He/she published an essay collection, La Misma Nota, Forever, and has written articles for magazines and plays. In addition to being a writer, he/she is a performer and is at work on a novel. Ivan Monalisa's pronouns are he/she, his/hers, him/her because he/she considers him/herself to be both genders.

Luis Chavez is a theater performer and has performed in many productions across NYC and Westchester. His credits include Les Miserables (Marius), Rent (Tom Collins), Godspell (Lamar), The Laramie Project (Jedediah/Andrew/Matt/Russell), Marcus is Walking (Zack/Marty/Henry), and Oedipus Rex (Second Messenger).

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