{"product_id":"an-incomplete-catalog-of-disappearance-paperback","title":"An Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance - 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\u003eDiana Oropeza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissing: The Statue of Liberty. A lost Raphael self-portrait last seen with a military unit named Hellfish. A manuscript by the artist Sophie Calle. Your local scorpion population. An astronaut-parent. A housekeeper. A leg. Unfiled files. D.B. Cooper. That volcano erupting behind you. The present tense...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a handful of the many disappearances Diana Oropeza explores in her startling debut book, \u003cem\u003eAn Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance\u003c\/em\u003e, a hybrid work of flash fiction and creative nonfiction that haunts at every turn. Many voices, named and unnamed, document the unresolved nature of disappearance and unending grief that follows in its wake. As you read, the book itself disappears in your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A monarch of the short form, Diana Oropeza has achieved the seemingly impossible: she has pulled a Jorge Luis Borges rabbit from a lexical hat. Rooted and anchored in research and fictive veracity, she intentionally confiscates academic surrealism with wit and pith. With each piece, Oropeza, much like Dorothy Dietrich catching a narrative bullet with her mouth, bends time and collapses stars, surprising the reader with every twist and turn of phrase, and bestowing phantom limbs to their chiropteran and lagomorph thoughts. These mesmerizing stories in \u003cem\u003eAn Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance\u003c\/em\u003e hold people, (meta) things, and nonexistent beings hostage with their concise economy, whimsical non-linearity, and highly imaginative, nomadic narratives. Her work is the most electrifying text I have read in such a long time.\" - Vi Khi Nao, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Italy Letters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Diana Oropeza's \u003cem\u003eAn Incomplete Catalog of Disappearance\u003c\/em\u003e is a marvel. Suspend your logic, allow yourself to be pulled into the labyrinth, trust \"a certain unfocusing of the eyes,\" and you'll be fascinated by what, gently and quietly, appears through the blur. I already can't wait for Diana's future books.\" - poupeh missaghi, author of \u003cem\u003eSound Museum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378616528998,"sku":"9781892061997","price":20.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/1BETXblSXg9781892061997.webp?v=1768907374","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/an-incomplete-catalog-of-disappearance-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}