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"""A cross between Ingmar Bergman's Persona and Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation, this book shows what happens when an influencer is influenced--by someone with nothing left to lose.""--Kirkus Reviews ""Graziosi's witty and unsettling debut shines an uncompromising light on European influencers...tartly amusing, full of acid one-liners...as glossy and entertaining as it is perceptive.""--Publishers Weekly ""Ms. Graziosi is a shrewd and funny chronicler of social-media and influencer culture.""--Wall Street Journal ""Her novel...is at its most nimble when Maia observes influencer culture. A mandate issued by Gloria's manager about her client still haunts me: 'You have to give her a personality'.""--New York Times Book Review ""From Maia's initial disdain for Gloria, the novel tracks their relationship against the exploitative wilderness of the algorithm and builds to a culmination of multiple reckless, explosive episodes. A racy Gen. Z take on female friendships bearing the influences of My Brilliant Friend.""--Electric Literature ""I appreciated the bird's eye view into the younger set's trials and tribulations which at their core, are actually ageless and universal.""--SRQ Magazine ""The Other Profile delivers a thought-provoking commentary on influencer culture and the prevalent facade within the realms of social media, offering a short yet sombre and Black Mirror-esque reading.""--India Munday, BUZZ Magazine ""A solid and succinct novel that's focus on social media proves darkly illuminating.""--Chris Haigh, Set the Tape ""A true gem.""--Grazia ""Addresses body image, wealth, education, consumerism and mental health all while keeping me riveted to the plot...an edgy, dark commentary.""--Ravalli Republic"

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Irene Graziosi was born in Rome in 1991. She started writing while studying at university. She writes for several magazines and newspapers, has co-founded a YouTube cultural channel for young people (with almost 1M subscribers), and a new cultural magazine. The Other Profile is her first novel. Lucy Rand is a literary translator, editor, and English-language teacher. Her translations include the international bestseller The Phone Box at the End of the World by Laura Imai Messina. She lives in Norwich, England.

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