The Other Profile
by Irene Graziosi
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Pub Date Feb 20 2024 | Archive Date Feb 13 2024
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Description
A brilliant and darkly funny story of a friendship and its unraveling, and a powerful examination on the disruptive impact of social media on our lives
Once an ambitious and promising student at an elite university in Paris, Maia is now 26, living in Milan, and stuck in a dead-end job at a cafe and a dysfunctional relationship with an older man. Until one day her life seems to change: thanks to a friend’s recommendation, and despite not knowing anything about social media, she is hired to work for Gloria, an 18-year-old influencer with millions of followers.
Slowly, Maia understands that her disdain for the world of influencers is precisely why she was chosen for the job: as an outsider, Maia can keep Gloria grounded, tethered to reality—remind her that the image she projects online is only an illusion.
As the two women weave a complex and intense relationship, however, it is Maia’s life that starts to unravel. Exposed to the tricks and hypocrisy of social media, Maia is increasingly unable to avoid confronting the lies she’s been telling herself. The closer she gets to Gloria, the more porous the boundary between their feelings and identities becomes, in a dangerous game of mirrors that threatens Maia’s very sense of self.
Sharp, wry, and absorbing, The Other Profile is a revealing exploration of the light and dark of human relationships in the digital age.
A Note From the Publisher
- For readers who loved No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd, Jillian by Halle Butler, My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom, Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman, Milk Fed by Melissa Broder, Happy Hour by Marlow Granado
KEY SELLING POINTS
- Social media, feminist, coming of age tale
- Timely reflection on the impact of social media on relationships, mental health, our own sense of self and identity
Advance Praise
“A true gem.”—Grazia
“Sharp, intelligent… A hypnotic debut.”—Corriere della Sera
“A writer able to render in minute detail the contrast of light and dark in the ties that bind us to each other.”—Nadeesha Uyangoda, Internazionale
“Great writing, three-dimensional characters, and a plot that reveals the soft underbelly of Instagram’s branded activism.”—Vice
“Only a writer of Graziosi’s generation could have been able to tell us from the inside the ways in which we are changing and what, day after day, we risk losing forever.”—Nicola Lagioia, Strega Prize-winning author of Ferocity
“At a time when women characters are often brilliant but rarely reckless, Graziosi has crafted a narrator that is not only unpleasant, but truly, unapologetically bad.”—Natalia Aspesi, La Repubblica
“The Other Profile sheds light on the distortions and eccentricities of life in the era of social media.”—Rivista Studio
“Razor-sharp and magnetic.”—Wired
Marketing Plan
Marketing & Publicity
- Social media influencer campaign
- Print and e-Galleys available
- Author available for virtual events
- Indie Next campaign
- Library marketing campaign
Marketing & Publicity
- Social media influencer campaign
- Print and e-Galleys available
- Author available for virtual events
- Indie Next campaign
- Library marketing campaign
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9798889660026 |
| PRICE | $27.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
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