Camila Sosa Villada

These dazzling stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Bad Girls erase the fine line between fantasy and reality, and establish her as an impressive literary voice. In the 1990s, a woman makes a living as a rental girlfriend for gay men. In a Harlem den, a travesti gets to know none other than Billie Holiday. A group of rugby players haggle over the price of a night of sex, and in return they get what they deserve. Nuns, grandmothers, children, and dogs are never what they seem... These 9 stories are inhabited by extravagant and profoundly human characters who face an ominous reality in ways as strange as themselves. I’m a Fool to Want You confirms that Camila Sosa Villada is one of the most powerful and original voices in contemporary literature. With her daring imagination, she can speak the language of a victim of the Mexican Inquisition, or create a dystopian universe where travestis take their revenge. With her unique style, Sosa Villada blends everyday life and magic, honoring the oral tradition with unparalleled fluency.

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I'm a Fool to Want You

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I'm writing this from prison, where I've been for the past six years for defending Ava from a son of a bitch who was about to beat her to death. It was a spectacular way to end the chapter. The police found me lying on top of the thug's body with my Frances Farmer wig in one hand and a stone ashtray in the other. 

I’d have done that for Billie, Mamma Mercy, or Ava. I'd do it again. This man's strength has to be good for something.

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