This author's novel, The People of Paper, grabbed the attention of CAAF earlier this year. She called it "one of those books that makes you feel like there are 1,000 more ways to think about what a book can do than you were previously aware of--a tremendously exciting debut. And how old is Plascencia? Like 12?" Turns out, he's actually 29, according to his bio page at publisher McSweeney's site. Still, the experimentation on the page Plascencia displays and the gorgeous and careful production the text received makes this book one to pick up and this writer another one to watch.
More about Salvador Plascencia
+ CAAF and YPTR read TPoP and e-mail their impressions--Slate Breakfast Table-style--back and forth. (Here's the link to the category at Tingle Alley. Scroll to the bottom or start here.)
+ A profile in LA Weekly
+ A review of TPoP in the SFGate
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