The gringo champion
25,50 $

The gringo champion

AURA XILONEN


The gringo champion

AURA XILONEN

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Livre en anglais
Habituellement expédié en 2 à 12 semaines
Résumé
WINNER OF THE MAURICIO ACHAR PRIZE FOR FICTION Liborio has to leave Mexico, a land that has taught him little more than a keen instinct for survival. He crosses the Rio Bravo, like so many others, to reach "the promised land." And in a barrio like any other, in some gringo city, this illegal immigrant tells his story. As Liborio narrates his memories we discover a childhood scarred by malnutrition and abandonment, an adolescence lived with a sense of having nothing to lose. In his new home, he finds a job at a bookstore. He falls in love with a woman so intensely that his fantasies of her verge on obsession. And, finally, he finds himself on a path that just might save him: he becomes a boxer. Liborio's story is constructed in a dazzling language that reflects the particular culture of border towns and expresses both resistance and fascination. This is a migrants' story of deracination, loneliness, fear, and finally, love told in a sparkling, innovative prose. It's Million Dollar Baby meets The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and a story of migration and hope that is as topical as it is timeless.
Détails
Titre
The gringo champion
Auteur
Éditeur
Prix
25,50 $
Format Poche
Non
Langue
Anglais/English
Nombre de pages
320
Date de publication
2017-01-17
ISBN
9781609453657
Code Interne
2118437
Numéro de produit
11631357

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