{"product_id":"scalpello-peter-mirror-stage","title":"Scalpello, Peter - Mirror Stage","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirror Stage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Scalpello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Literary Fiction, Adult, Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cipher Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e March 12, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize (in cm): \u003c\/b\u003e19.8 (height) x 13 (width) x 0.8 (depth)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: 9781917008198\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA raw and profound novel in verse about mental health, addiction, queerness and shame that explores ideas of hybridity and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing their discharge from hospital, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirrorstage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows its narrator on a road trip through the grey, liminal landscapes of modern Britain. As they pass graffitied bus shelters, construction sites and flooded motorways, factories and high-rises, the narrator’s internal and external journeys begin to converge, leading them down paths they have been trying to avoid: the mental illness and substance use that led them to the inpatient ward, the uneasy balance of their own gender identity, their troubled relationship with their estranged father, the perils and pleasures of the queer scene, and the shame that has haunted them throughout their life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoven around the psychoanalytic concept of its title, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirrorstage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an experimental fable exploring the boundaries of selfhood and literary forms, told in fragments of prose and verse that are equal parts heartbreaking, sexy, and witty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLGBT Themes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGender Identity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMental Health\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelevant Tags:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePoetry, Fiction, Adult, Literary Fiction, Verse, Queer, LGBT, Gender, Gender Identity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Queer Boekenkast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52572510060891,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4905\/5835\/files\/Product_1_2a98840e-da49-452d-8947-4c6db659611b.jpg?v=1773310317","url":"https:\/\/www.dequeerboekenkast.nl\/products\/scalpello-peter-mirror-stage","provider":"De Queer Boekenkast","version":"1.0","type":"link"}