The Book of Denial
Published on 14. March 2024
Book
Hardback
148 pages
978-1-59270-362-3 (ISBN)
Description
From award-winning Mexican author Ricardo Chavez Castaneda and the visionary Mexican designer Alejandro Magallanes comes a horror story and ghost story that is both daringly and beautifully told in word and image.
There are stories so terrible that we tremble to hear even a whisper of them. Even more terrible, some of them are true.This is one such story, a story of our deepest inhumanity-one that confronts the history of violence against children, and through its young narrator attempts to find a way out. A horror story and ghost story told as much through art as through text, The Book of Denial is an antidote to our collective silence. By uplifting storytelling as a means of understanding the past and shaping the future, it is also-improbably-a beacon of hope.
Written by genre-defying Mexican author Ricardo Chavez Castaneda, The Book of Denial is a dark and powerful story within a story, illustrated with a striking graphic sensibility by Alejandro Magallanes and translated by Lawrence Schimel.This is the third book to appear under Unruly, an imprint of picture books for older readers, and will include a short note to readers about how it continues to build this experimental framework of visually complex, sophisticated picture books for teens and adults.
There are stories so terrible that we tremble to hear even a whisper of them. Even more terrible, some of them are true.This is one such story, a story of our deepest inhumanity-one that confronts the history of violence against children, and through its young narrator attempts to find a way out. A horror story and ghost story told as much through art as through text, The Book of Denial is an antidote to our collective silence. By uplifting storytelling as a means of understanding the past and shaping the future, it is also-improbably-a beacon of hope.
Written by genre-defying Mexican author Ricardo Chavez Castaneda, The Book of Denial is a dark and powerful story within a story, illustrated with a striking graphic sensibility by Alejandro Magallanes and translated by Lawrence Schimel.This is the third book to appear under Unruly, an imprint of picture books for older readers, and will include a short note to readers about how it continues to build this experimental framework of visually complex, sophisticated picture books for teens and adults.
Reviews / Votes
A Children's Book Council (YA) January 2023 Hot Off the Press selection!A Kirkus Reviews Best Book for Teens Out this Week!
? "In this innovative work by noted Mexican creators that's translated from Spanish, ... the story propels readers inexorably toward its shocking climax. Striking black-and-white illustrations in a variety of styles, including photography and graphic design, frequently incorporate lines of text into the art and heighten the emotional impact. Unforgettable." -Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW
"An artful blend of typography, photos, and illustration on each page pulls the reader in deeper, despite the oppressive air of menace: 'Is there anyone more killable than a child?' This shocking, mournful record and darkly attractive art object is designed to haunt." -Publishers Weekly
Featured in Psychopomp's "15 SFFH Books We're Looking Forward to in January 2024!" "After reading an excerpt of just a few pages, I cannot wait for the whole thing... It might (somewhat simplistically) be described as a horror-picture book, where the writing is intimately intertwined with striking and profoundly evocative illustrations by Alejandro Magallanes. On every page, story and words blend with typography, art, and photos." -Maria Haskins, for Psychopomp
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 14 to 99 years
Illustrations
black and white
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
638 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59270-362-3 (9781592703623)
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Additional editions
Ricardo Chávez Castañeda
The Book of Denial
E-Book
01/2024
Unruly/Enchanted Lion
€21.99
Available for download
Persons
Ricardo Chavez Castaneda was born in Mexico City in 1961. He is one of the founding members of Mexico's Crack literary movement. Chavez Castaneda has won many prizes for his writing, which includes novels, short stories, essays, and children's books. He holds a BA in Psychology from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, and a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from New Mexico State University. He currently teaches at Middlebury College.
Alejandro Magallanes was born in Mexico City in 1971, and graduated from the National School of Plastic Arts of Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. He is dedicated to playing and working with letters and images, and he has created a style that has earned him important awards in Mexico and abroad. In addition to his extensive experience as a graphic designer and an illustrator, he is the author of books for children and young people.
Lawrence Schimel is a full-time author, writing in both Spanish and English, who has published over one hundred twenty books in a wide range of genres. He is also a prolific literary translator whose translations include La Bastarda (a Global Literature in Libraries Best Translated YA Honor Book, Lambda Literary Award finalist, and ALA Rainbow Book List selection) and Out in the Open (an Eisner Award finalist). He currently lives in Madrid. -- Author
Alejandro Magallanes was born in Mexico City in 1971, and graduated from the National School of Plastic Arts of Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. He is dedicated to playing and working with letters and images, and he has created a style that has earned him important awards in Mexico and abroad. In addition to his extensive experience as a graphic designer and an illustrator, he is the author of books for children and young people.
Lawrence Schimel is a full-time author, writing in both Spanish and English, who has published over one hundred twenty books in a wide range of genres. He is also a prolific literary translator whose translations include La Bastarda (a Global Literature in Libraries Best Translated YA Honor Book, Lambda Literary Award finalist, and ALA Rainbow Book List selection) and Out in the Open (an Eisner Award finalist). He currently lives in Madrid. -- Author