{"title":"M. Soledad Caballero","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the evocative world of \u003cstrong\u003eM. Soledad Caballero\u003c\/strong\u003e, where art and culture intertwine with profound personal reflection. Her works invite readers to delve into nuanced narratives that blend poetic expression with insightful commentary on identity and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a lyrical sensibility evident in titles like \u003cem\u003eI Was a Bell\u003c\/em\u003e, Caballero offers an intimate journey through emotional landscapes, capturing moments of transformation and self-discovery. Her writing resonates with those drawn to thoughtful, culturally rich literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-was-a-bell-by-m-soledad-caballero-9781597094900","title":"I Was a Bell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2021 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry Award for Outstanding Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGold Medalist in the 2022 International Latino Book Awards for the Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award - One Author - English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, Caballero imagines how memory frames and reshapes the present, how memory illuminates and limits the stories of ourselves, and how, despite the passage of time, primal moments in the past are the ghosts and echoes of our present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems interweave an early childhood lived in another country and in another language with experiences of immigration and family histories in the United States. They create connections between a child's naïve perspective of dictatorship and an adult perspective informed by bodily illness and political knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, Caballero traces a lineage of memory, exploring how present moments unearth the past that ripples through them. This collection does not reconcile the past and the present. Instead, these poems remind us that how we ask questions about ourselves, our histories, and our bodies is what creates our identities, our traumas, and our future hopes and possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470974271724,"sku":"9781597094900","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781597094900-i-was-a-bell.jpg?v=1775230581"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/m-soledad-caballero.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}