{"product_id":"talk-a-blue-streak-by-lila-matsumoto","title":"TALK A BLUE STREAK by Lila Matsumoto","description":"\u003cp\u003e145 x 200mm, 104 pages, Black \u0026amp; white printing, Perfect bound, Softcover, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, a girl moves to the USA. She goes to school, learns English, becomes an American citizen, and aspires to become a writer. But what is she to make of the extravagance, bombast, and damage she encounters in the new country’s language and customs? And what about the shrink-wrapped hunks of frozen meat, hurricanes, and the cat-eye marbles scattered on the road?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugely pleasurable, in turns funny and dolorous, Talk a Blue Streak examines how the act of writing declares a selfhood, but one that is always performative, looped, and curlicued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monitor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56698616349058,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/5338\/0582\/files\/IMG_4529049.jpg?v=1781015917","url":"https:\/\/goodpress.co.uk\/products\/talk-a-blue-streak-by-lila-matsumoto","provider":"Good Press — good books \u0026 more","version":"1.0","type":"link"}