Harcourt, 2006. A few dirty marks on back cover, otherwise good secondhand condition.

The People of Paper is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. Author Salvador Plascencia, a once-in-a-generation talent (George Saunders), weaves together the stories of a large cast of colorful characters, including: a disgruntled monk, a gang of carnation pickers, and a woman made of paper.

Plascencia intertwines the fantastic with the absurd in a humorous and heartfelt portrayal of the human condition. Haunting in its imagery, The People of Paper is at once universal in its themes and unique in its telling.

Readers of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and James Joyce will enjoy this inventive novel that stays with you long after you've read it.