\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Carmen Boullosa is, in my opinion, a true master.\"\u0026#8212;Alvaro Mutis\u003c/P\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart bildungsroman, part ghost story, part revenge novel, \u003ci\u003eBefore \u003c/I\u003etells the story of a woman who returns to the landscape of her childhood to overcome the fear that held her captive as a girl. This powerful exploration of the path to womanhood and lost innocence won Mexico's two most prestigious literary prizes.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Boullosa\u003c/B\u003e, one of Mexico's leading writers, has published nearly twenty novels. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eTexas: The Great Theft\u003c/I\u003e, won the 2014 Typographical Era Translation Award and was shortlisted for the 2015 PEN Translation Award.\u003c/div\u003e