The Cholo Tree
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The Cholo Tree
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Author : Daniel Chacón
language : en
Publisher: Arte Público Press
Release Date : 2017-05-31
The Cholo Tree written by Daniel Chacón and has been published by Arte Público Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-31 with Fiction categories.
“Do you know what a stereotype you are?” Jessica asks her son. “You’re the existential Chicano.” Fourteen-year-old Victor has just been released from the hospital; his chest is wrapped in bandages and his arm is in a sling. He has barely survived being shot, and his mother accuses him of being a cholo, something he denies. She’s not the only adult that thinks he’s a gangbanger. His sociology teacher once sent him to a teach-in on gang violence. Victor’s philosophy is that everyone is racist. “They see a brown kid, they see a banger.” Even other kids think he’s in a gang, maybe because of the clothes he wears. The truth is, he loves death (metal, that is), reading books, drawing, the cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz and the Showtime series Weeds. He likes school and cooking. He knows what a double negative is! But he can’t convince his mom that he’s not in a gang. And in spite of a genius girlfriend and an art teacher who mentors and encourages him to apply to art schools, Victor can’t seem to overcome society’s expectations for him. In this compelling novel, renowned Chicano writer Daniel Chacón once again explores art, death, ethnicity and racism. Are Chicanos meant for meth houses instead of art schools? Are talented Chicanos never destined to study in Paris?
The Cholo Tree
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Author : Daniel Chacón
language : en
Publisher: Piñata Books
Release Date : 2017
The Cholo Tree written by Daniel Chacón and has been published by Piñata Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
"Do you know what a stereotype you are?" Jessica asks her son. "You're the existential Chicano." Fourteen-year-old Victor has just been released from the hospital; his chest is wrapped in bandages and his arm is in a sling. He has barely survived being shot, and his mother accuses him of being a cholo, something he denies. She's not the only adult that thinks he's a gangbanger. His sociology teacher once sent him to a teach-in on gang violence. Victor's philosophy is that everyone is racist. "They see a brown kid, they see a banger." Even other kids think he's in a gang, maybe because of the clothes he wears. The truth is, he loves death (metal, that is), reading books, drawing, the cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz and the Showtime series Weeds. He likes school and cooking. He knows what a double negative is! But he can't convince his mom that he's not in a gang. And in spite of a genius girlfriend and an art teacher who mentors and encourages him to apply to art schools, Victor can't seem to overcome society's expectations for him. In this compelling novel, renowned Chicano writer Daniel Chacn once again explores art, death, ethnicity and racism. Are Chicanos meant for meth houses instead of art schools? Are talented Chicanos never destined to study in Paris?
The Last Philosopher In Texas
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Author : Daniel Chacón
language : en
Publisher: Arte Público Press
Release Date :
The Last Philosopher In Texas written by Daniel Chacón and has been published by Arte Público Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
Illusion and the possibility of magic coexist with the pain and joy of daily life in these compelling pieces mostly set in the Texas-Mexico border region. In one, a girl desperately wants to know more about her mother, who died when she was four years old. Did she like being a mom? Would she have preferred partying with her friends? When her eccentric aunt says she can teach her how to travel back in time, the girl is skeptical. Is it really possible to visit the past and communicate with the dead? Each story is a celebration of the narrative’s power to transport, enlighten and connect the reader to the myriad facets of the human experience. In “Borges and the Chicanx,” a Chicano professor’s imposter syndrome worsens when he is asked to teach a course on a famed Latin American writer he has never read and whose work he doesn’t understand. And in “Sara’s Chest of Drawers,” a young man’s parents insist he go through his dead twin sister’s things even though he doesn’t think she would want him to—until she sends him a sign from the beyond. Dreams, memories, visions and superstitions permeate this collection of short fiction that blends the ordinary with the extraordinary, making the fantastical feel surprisingly tangible. Considering themes of outsider status and displacement, cultural representation and authenticity, identity and collective memory, award-winning author Daniel Chacón once again crafts troubled characters searching for salvation from sorrows they often cannot even articulate.
Kafka In A Skirt
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Author : Daniel Chacón
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2019-10-29
Kafka In A Skirt written by Daniel Chacón and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with Fiction categories.
This is not your ordinary short story collection. In his newest work, Daniel Chacón subverts expectation and bends the rules of reality to create stories that are intriguing, hilarious, and deeply rooted in Chicano culture. These stories explore the concept of a wall that reaches beyond our immediate thoughts of a towering physical structure. While Chacón aims to address the partition along the U.S.-Mexico border, he also uses these stories to work through the intangible walls that divide communities and individuals—particularly those who straddle multiple cultures in their daily lives. Set in El Paso and other Latinx-dominant urban spaces, Kafka in a Skirt is an immersive look into the myriad lives of the characters who inhabit these culturally diverse areas. Chacón masterfully weaves elements of the surreal and fantastic through a shining tapestry of fiction, creating moments of touching realism in contrast with scenes that are fascinatingly unfamiliar. Occasionally teasing the ghosts of Jorge Luis Borges and the Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik, this collection disregards boundaries and transports readers into a world merely parallel to our own. Kafka in a Skirt unravels the intricacies of culture, sexuality, love, and loneliness in a collection that shows the personal implications of barriers while remaining hopeful and bright.
One Tree
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Author : Christopher Cheng
language : en
Publisher: Random House Australia
Release Date : 2020-11
One Tree written by Christopher Cheng and has been published by Random House Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11 with Fiction categories.
One tall tree on the mountain once marked Grandfather's farm. Now there is a busy city and Grandfather lives with us in our apartment. Once he told stories but now he stays silent. Until one day, in the city market, I find something precious . . . something that brings Grandfather's memories alive again.
Latinos In Lotusland
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Author : Daniel A. Olivas
language : en
Publisher: Bilingual Review Press (AZ)
Release Date : 2008
Latinos In Lotusland written by Daniel A. Olivas and has been published by Bilingual Review Press (AZ) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Fiction categories.
Latinos in Lotusland brings to life Latino denizens of the Los Angeles area resulting in a complex and diverse group of characters: young and old, gay and straight, rich and poor, the newly arrived and the well established. We meet aggressive journalists, cement pourers, disaffected lovers, drunken folklorico dancers, successful curanderos, teenage slackers, aging artists, wrestling saints, aimless druggies, people made of paper, college students, and even a private detective in search of a presumed-dead gonzo writer. Setting for these stories range from East L.A. to Malibu, Hollywood to the San Fernando Valley, Venice Beach to El Sereno. This anthology brings together established and newer writers who provide beautiful, powerful, and eloquent tales.
The Cultivation Of The Tung Oil Tree Aleurites Montana In Nyasaland
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Author : Cyril Charles Webster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
The Cultivation Of The Tung Oil Tree Aleurites Montana In Nyasaland written by Cyril Charles Webster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Tung tree categories.
The Peru Reader
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Author : Orin Starn
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2005-12-14
The Peru Reader written by Orin Starn and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-14 with History categories.
Sixteenth-century Spanish soldiers described Peru as a land filled with gold and silver, a place of untold wealth. Nineteenth-century travelers wrote of soaring Andean peaks plunging into luxuriant Amazonian canyons of orchids, pythons, and jaguars. The early-twentieth-century American adventurer Hiram Bingham told of the raging rivers and the wild jungles he traversed on his way to rediscovering the “Lost City of the Incas,” Machu Picchu. Seventy years later, news crews from ABC and CBS traveled to Peru to report on merciless terrorists, starving peasants, and Colombian drug runners in the “white gold” rush of the coca trade. As often as not, Peru has been portrayed in broad extremes: as the land of the richest treasures, the bloodiest conquest, the most poignant ballads, and the most violent revolutionaries. This revised and updated second edition of the bestselling Peru Reader offers a deeper understanding of the complex country that lies behind these claims. Unparalleled in scope, the volume covers Peru’s history from its extraordinary pre-Columbian civilizations to its citizens’ twenty-first-century struggles to achieve dignity and justice in a multicultural nation where Andean, African, Amazonian, Asian, and European traditions meet. The collection presents a vast array of essays, folklore, historical documents, poetry, songs, short stories, autobiographical accounts, and photographs. Works by contemporary Peruvian intellectuals and politicians appear alongside accounts of those whose voices are less often heard—peasants, street vendors, maids, Amazonian Indians, and African-Peruvians. Including some of the most insightful pieces of Western journalism and scholarship about Peru, the selections provide the traveler and specialist alike with a thorough introduction to the country’s astonishing past and challenging present.
Cyclopedia Of Literary Characters Ii Doc Lin
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Author : Frank Northen Magill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Cyclopedia Of Literary Characters Ii Doc Lin written by Frank Northen Magill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Characters and characteristics in literature categories.
V.1: A-Div, V.2: Doc-Lin, V.3: Lion-Serj. V.4: Serp-Z.
The Pelican Tree And Other Panama Adventures
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Author : Jean Bailey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Pelican Tree And Other Panama Adventures written by Jean Bailey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with categories.