Along These Highways; Camino del Sol - 0816530106, paperback, Perez II
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- 9780816530106
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816530106
ISBN-13
9780816530106
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111330324
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Along These Highways
Number of Pages
152 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Hispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author)
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Camino Del Sol Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
6.1 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Item Length
13.5 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-030693
Reviews
"Perez shines a high beam on lives never in the spotlight. His stories abduct you, sweep you across an America you never knew existed, and in the end change you. Good stories do that. A wonderful debut."--Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, "Surprise endings, irony, and dark humor ensure the success of this collection among short-fiction fans as well as readers in the Southwest."-- Booklist "An outstanding debut."-- Western American Literature, "A refreshing portrait of South Texas, where Rene Perez drives off the beaten path to explore the intricacies of place and human relationships past their speed limits. Along those highways, Perez's clear and confident prose tags up the postcard and reclaims its sender."--Nelly Rosario, author of Song of the Water Saints, "Rene Perez's collection is much more than a fine first book by an enormously gifted young writer, it is one marking trail for an ignored culture to find its way to the nation's center."--Dagoberto Gilb, author of Before the End, After the Beginning, "In this absorbing collection, each story reads like a fateful drive to the intimate spaces of small Texas towns, where ordinary citizens teach us great truths about misfortune and grief, but also about happiness and hope. Along These Highways is an exceptional debut."--Rigoberto Gonzlez, author of Black Blossoms, "A refreshing portrait of South Texas, where Rene Perez drives off the beaten path to explore the intricacies of place and human relationships past their speed limits. Along those highways, Perez's clear and confident prose tags up the postcard and reclaims its sender."--Nelly Rosario, author of Song of the Water Saints, "A refreshing portrait of South Texas, where Rene Perez drives off the beaten path to explore the intricacies of place and human relationships past their speed limits. Along those highways, Perez's clear and confident prose tags up the postcard and reclaims its sender." -Nelly Rosario, author of Song of the Water Saints, "Perez shines a high beam on lives never in the spotlight. His stories abduct you, sweep you across an America you never knew existed, and in the end change you. Good stories do that. A wonderful debut." -Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, "In this absorbing collection, each story reads like a fateful drive to the intimate spaces of small Texas towns, where ordinary citizens teach us great truths about misfortune and grief, but also about happiness and hope. Along These Highways is an exceptional debut."--Rigoberto González, author of Black Blossoms, "Surprise endings, irony, and dark humor ensure the success of this collection among short-fiction fans as well as readers in the Southwest." -- Booklist "An outstanding debut." -- Western American Literature, "Perez shines a high beam on lives never in the spotlight. His stories abduct you, sweep you across an America you never knew existed, and in the end change you. Good stories do that. A wonderful debut." -Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, "Surprise endings, irony, and dark humor ensure the success of this collection among short-fiction fans as well as readers in the Southwest." - Booklist "An outstanding debut."- Western American Literature, "In this absorbing collection, each story reads like a fateful drive to the intimate spaces of small Texas towns, where ordinary citizens teach us great truths about misfortune and grief, but also about happiness and hope. Along These Highways is an exceptional debut." -Rigoberto González, author of Black Blossoms, "Surprise endings, irony, and dark humor ensure the success of this collection among short-fiction fans as well as readers in the Southwest." - Booklist, "A refreshing portrait of South Texas, where Rene Perez drives off the beaten path to explore the intricacies of place and human relationships past their speed limits. Along those highways, Perez's clear and confident prose tags up the postcard and reclaims its sender." -Nelly Rosario, author of Song of the Water Saints, "Perez shines a high beam on lives never in the spotlight. His stories abduct you, sweep you across an America you never knew existed, and in the end change you. Good stories do that. A wonderful debut."--Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, "Rene Perez's collection is much more than a fine first book by an enormously gifted young writer, it is one marking trail for an ignored culture to find its way to the nation's center." -Dagoberto Gilb, author of Before the End, After the Beginning
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Table Of Content
One Last Drive North Curses by Numbers Remember, Before You Go AGROSOMAS The Art of Making Something out of Nothing Lost Days Ridin' like a Balla Please Don't Letting Go a Dream Last Primer Pawelekville Random Punchlines Closeness to Taste Acknowledgments
Synopsis
Rene Perez has the ability to stop time. In fact, time stops as soon as you start reading one of his short stories. You find yourself transported into the minds and lives of people you thought you didn't know. Suddenly they are your best friends. They live in Texas. Most of them are Hispanic. But their problems are universal., Rene Perez has the ability to stop time. In fact, time stops as soon as you start reading one of his short stories. You find yourself transported into the minds and lives of people you thought you didn't know. Suddenly they are your best friends. They live in Texas. Most of them are Hispanic. But their problems are universal. Like Alfredo, driving home from Dallas to Greenton with the body of his friend "Frankie" Ochoa in the back of his hearse and his son Ramon ready to drive if Alfredo's eyesight fails again. Or Joey, just back from basic training and ready to ship out with his Marine platoon. He's having beers with his best friend J.R. at Flojo's, a bar outside of Greenton run by Liz and Vicente, "the toughest couple in town." Or Benny, who drops into Flojo's for the first time in years and finds his one-time friend Gumby drinking himself into oblivion. Turns out Gumby's luck is even worse than Benny's. Or Virginia, the schoolteacher who's trying to become better educated in the hope that her son who went to Stanford will come back home to Corpus Christi. Or Eric, who spent all his money on two flashy wheels for his car and put them both on the passenger side so that they'll impress everyone on the sidewalk as he passes. Or Andy, who breaks into a home he's always wanted to see from the inside. You'll want to know them all. And you will count yourself fortunate to have met them.
LC Classification Number
PS3616.E74346A79
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