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A GLASS OF WATER
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By: |
Jimmy Santiago Baca |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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£8.24 |
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ISBN 10: |
0802145108 |
ISBN 13: |
9780802145109 |
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GROVE PRESS / ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
14 September, 2010 |
Pages: |
224 |
Description: |
In his first novel, an award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist tells a gripping tale of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge--a searing, heartfelt tribute to brotherhood and an arresting portrait of the twisted paths people take to claim their piece of the ever-elusive American Dream. |
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A Glass of Water is a gripping tale of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge that offers an intimate look into the tragedies unfurling at our country's borders. The first novel from award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca, it is a passionate and galvanizing addition to Chicano literature.The promise of a new beginning brings Casimiro and Nopal together when they are young immigrants, having made the nearly deadly journey across the border from Mexico. They settle into a life of long days in the chili fields, and in a few years their happy union yields two sons, Lorenzo and Vito. But when Nopal is brutally murdered, the boys are left to navigate life in this brave but capricious new world without her.A Glass of Water is a searing, heartfelt tribute to brotherhood, and an arresting portrait of the twisted paths people take to claim their piece of the ever-elusive American dream. |
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US |
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Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
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