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4%OFFJimmy Santiago Baca - Glass of Water - 9780802145109 - V9780802145109
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Glass of Water

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Description for Glass of Water Paperback / so. 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. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 200.
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, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802145109
SKU
V9780802145109
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99-15

Reviews for Glass of Water
“A well-written and at times lyrical saga told with understanding and compassion.”—Library Journal “Jimmy Santiago Baca’s poems read like novels, and his novels read like poems. . . . Baca fills his prose with evocative, naturalistic details, [and] his poetry’s beating heart . . . weaves stories of Chicano loss and redemption, often through a reconnection to Earth’s ... Read more

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