{"product_id":"la-mala-costumbre-alana-s-portero-seix-barral","title":"La mala costumbre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa mala costumbre\u003c\/em\u003e, the first novel by \u003cstrong\u003eAlana S. Portero\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a raw, poetic, and moving story about the childhood and adolescence of a girl trapped in a body she does not recognize. Set in a working-class neighborhood of Madrid in the 1980s, marked by heroin, and in the clandestine nights of the 1990s, the protagonist faces violence, rejection, and the search for identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel combines the harshness of survival with the power of culture, pop divas, and female solidarity, showing how anger against an excluding system can become a vital driving force. Considered an international literary phenomenon before its publication, this work marks a milestone in contemporary queer narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can listen to the novel's soundtrack at: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0gQEfjdfg1iInLPl5JPoho?si=rirNC6yaRsautEDcBe27GA\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Spotify\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0gQEfjdfg1iInLPl5JPoho?si=rirNC6yaRsautEDcBe27GA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA novel that is much more than a literary phenomenon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA voice that stays alive in those who read it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«I recommend reading La mala costumbre to get an idea of how much suffering, how much pain, how much risk there is in being born in the wrong body.»\u003cb\u003e Pedro Almodóvar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«This book made me laugh, cry, and scream. It hooked me from the first page.»\u003cb\u003e Dua Lipa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«If we understand that literature has the quality of delving into the human soul, this book allows you to understand that nothing is easy, frivolous, or capricious.» \u003cb\u003eElvira Lindo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLa mala costumbre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eteaches us to look at everything again and understand it better.» \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Pop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«One of the books that has moved and touched me the most in recent times [?]. A very harsh story masterfully written.»\u003cb\u003e Zahara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«A beautiful, cruel, and redemptive book about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ethe path we take to become \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ewho we are.»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eElena Medel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«A writer in capital letters, raw and brilliant. A breathtaking debut full of good omens. A nameless wound \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ethat can finally heal.»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMaría Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"2713\" data-start=\"2681\"\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2713\" data-start=\"2681\"\u003eAlana S. Portero (Madrid, 1978) is a medievalist, writer, playwright, and stage director. She co-founded the theater company STRIGA and writes about culture, feminism, and LGTBIQ+ reality —with special attention to the experience of trans women— in media such as \u003cem data-end=\"2994\" data-start=\"2981\"\u003eeldiario.es\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"3003\" data-start=\"2996\"\u003eSModa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"3012\" data-start=\"3005\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"3024\" data-start=\"3015\"\u003ePúblico\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem data-end=\"3045\" data-start=\"3026\"\u003eLa mala costumbre\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel and has established her as one of the most powerful literary voices in contemporary Spanish narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seix Barral","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55634338185560,"sku":"LIB-LA-SE-241","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/la-mala-costumbre-alana-s-portero-3384591.jpg?v=1761842622","url":"https:\/\/us.plasticbooks.com\/en\/products\/la-mala-costumbre-alana-s-portero-seix-barral","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}