{"product_id":"nefando","title":"Nefando","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mónica Ojeda\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Coffee House Press, 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA techno-horror portrait of the fears and desires of six young artists whose lives are upended by a controversial video game, from National Book Award finalist Mónica Ojeda.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Six young artists share an apartment in Barcelona: Kiki Ortega, a researcher writing a pornographic novel; Iván Herrera, a writer whose prose reveals a deeply conflicted relationship with his body; three siblings, Irene, Emilio, and Cecilia, who quietly search for ways to transcend their abuse as children; and El Cuco Martínez, a video-game designer whose creations push beneath the substrate of the digital world. All of them are connected in different ways to \u003ci\u003eNefando,\u003c\/i\u003e a controversial cult video game whose purpose remains a mystery. In the parallel reality of the game, players found relief from the pain of past trauma and present shame, but also a frighteningly elastic sense of self and ethics. Is Nefando a game for horror enthusiasts, a challenge to players' morals, or a poetic exercise? What happens in a virtual world that admits every taboo?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Unsparing, addictive, and perverse, \u003ci\u003eNefando\u003c\/i\u003e takes us to the darkest corners of the web, revealing the inevitable entanglement of digital and physical worlds, and of technology and horror.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137473691817,"sku":"PHBK-9781566896894","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/24275393482745.jpg?v=1780327366","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/nefando","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}