The People of Paper
The People of Paper The People of Paper is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. "Wonderful and comically inventive." --The New York Times Book ReviewFederico de la Fe is a…
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The People of Paper
The People of Paper is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. "Wonderful and comically inventive." --The New York Times Book ReviewFederico de la Fe is a devoted husband and father, but when his lime-loving wife, Merced, abandons him, he and his daughter, Little Merced (who also loves limes), must start a new life together. 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.
There they settle among a community of flower pickers, where Federico de la Fe's sadness festers, and Little Merced develops a dangerous addiction to limes.All the while an They leave their home in Mexico and head for California.