An edition of American dreams (2005)

American dreams

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"No one knows how Porfirio entered the United States. Some say he traveled on the winds of a sandstorm, others say he walked over the hills, and still others say he flew. In the first story of this collection, Porfiro, the donkey, follows the very real, human flight north. Whimsical and magical, Porfiro's journey becomes mythologized as part of the lore of the trail of people moving north."

"From Dona Asuncion, who by sheer force of will helps her terminally ill son outwit science ... to a very exhausted Lady Death who has lost all interest in her vocation ... to a bottle-blond phone-sex girl who's looking for love ... Gonzalez Viana pens depictions of immigrant life. Infused with the folk traditions of Latin America, these stories follow immigrants as they face fierce challenges in adapting to life on the other side of the border."--Jacket.

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English
Pages
200

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Cover of: American Dreams
American Dreams
July 30, 2005, Arte Publico Press
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American dreams
2005, Arte Público Press
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Edition Notes

Published in
Houston, Tex

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
863/.64
Library of Congress
PQ8498.17.O55 S8413 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
200 p. ;
Number of pages
200

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL19083385M
Internet Archive
americandreams0000gonz
ISBN 10
1558854479
LCCN
2004062329
OCLC/WorldCat
57201404
Goodreads
2109508

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Work ID
OL12633021W

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