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A witty and encyclopedic work. . . . Should be part of the collection of any enthusiast of the essay genre. -- Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado * Los Angeles Review of Books * [Explores] the wig's silly, sexy, and serious strains in a collection of fanciful short essays. . . . It's clear that for Amara, the wig is an excuse to ponder, wander, and lose himself to flights of fancy. -- Lauren Moya Ford * Hyperallergic * With the precision of a Renaissance collector, Amara has written a book as wonderful and impressive as the old cabinets of curiosities. From Andy Warhol to Andre Agassi, the collection exposed in The Wig makes us smile and laugh with amazement, while we reflect on how shaky identity is. -- Carlos Fonseca, Trinity College, Cambridge, author of Natural History A clever and illuminating take on the world of wigs. A book every hairdresser should have in their collection. -- Isaac Davidson, hairstylist, wig designer, founder of Wigbar In this smart and humorous account of the history of the wig, Amara proves he's not afraid of frivolity, using it to dig deep into the history of our ideas and costumes. -- Juan Pablo Villalobos, author of I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me and Down the Rabbit Hole

A clever and illuminating take on the world of wigs. A book every hairdresser should have in their collection. --Isaac Davidson, hairstylist, wig designer, founder of Wigbar In this smart and humorous account of the history of the wig, Amara proves he's not afraid of frivolity, using it to dig deep into the history of our ideas and costumes. --Juan Pablo Villalobos, author of I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me and Down the Rabbit Hole With the precision of a Renaissance collector, Amara has written a book as wonderful and impressive as the old cabinets of curiosities. From Andy Warhol to Andre Agassi, the collection exposed in The Wig makes us smile and laugh with amazement, while we reflect on how shaky identity is. --Carlos Fonseca, Trinity College, Cambridge, author of Natural History

A clever and illuminating take on the world of wigs. A book every hairdresser should have in their collection. --Isaac Davidson, hairstylist, wig designer, founder of Wigbar In this smart and humorous account of the history of the wig, Amara proves he's not afraid of frivolity, using it to dig deep into the history of our ideas and costumes. --Juan Pablo Villalobos, author of I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me and Down the Rabbit Hole With the precision of a Renaissance collector, Amara has written a book as wonderful and impressive as the old cabinets of curiosities. From Andy Warhol to Andre Agassi, the collection exposed in The Wig makes us smile and laugh with amazement, while we reflect on how shaky identity is. --Carlos Fonseca, Trinity College, Cambridge, author of Natural History MacSweeney continues working on the essay. Her translation of Luigi Amara's The Wig: A Hairbrained History, a witty and encyclopedic work, was published by Reaktion Books in October. . . . Should be part of the collection of any enthusiast of the essay genre. -- Los Angeles Review of Books

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Luigi Amara is the author of many poetry collections, essays, and children's books, including Nu)n(ca, winner of the International Poetry Prize in Spanish, and The School of Boredom. He lives in Mexico City. Christina MacSweeney is an award-winning literary translator specializing in Latin American fiction.

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