{"product_id":"autobiography-of-my-hungers-1","title":"Autobiography of My Hungers","description":"Rigoberto González, author of the critically acclaimed memoir \u003cem\u003eButterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa\u003c\/em\u003e, takes a second piercing look at his past through a startling new lens: hunger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The need for sustenance originating in childhood poverty, the adolescent emotional need for solace and comfort, the adult desire for a larger world, another lover, a different body—all are explored by González in a series of heartbreaking and poetic vignettes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach vignette is a defining moment of self-awareness, every moment an important step in a lifelong journey toward clarity, knowledge, and the nourishment that comes in various forms—even \"\"the smallest biggest joys\"\" help piece together a complex portrait of a gay man of colour who at last defines himself by what he learns, not by what he yearns for.","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55555074687320,"sku":"9780299292508","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780299292508_3928c84d-067a-4f6d-bded-5306dce2fd24.jpg?v=1777988753","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/autobiography-of-my-hungers-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}