Mona dark horse and delusions of a middle

and delusions of a middle class that has long ceased to exist in North America—garrulous men in wool suits extolling the virtues of their wares to taciturn shopkeepers with an eye on the door

whose drawing is visceral

Joseph Tychonievich and Liz Anna Kozik

love and delusion

gorgeously illustrated in watercolors

Mona dark horse and delusions of a middleMona, a Peruvian writer based in California, presents a tough and sardonic exterior. She likes drugs and cigarettes, and when she learns that she is something of an anthropological curiositya woman writer of color treasured at her university for the flourish of rarefied diversity she bringsshe pokes fun at American academic culture and its fixation on identity. When she is nominated for the most important literary award in Europe, Mona sees a chance