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- Book Title
- Last Tortilla : and Other Stories
- Publication Name
- The Last Tortilla
- Title
- The Last Tortilla
- Subtitle
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780816519613
- ISBN
- 9780816519613
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Genre
- Fiction
- Release Year
- 1999
- Release Date
- 30/07/1999
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Item Length
- 1in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Topic
- Hispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author), General
- Item Width
- 1in
- Number of Pages
- 220 Pages
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"She asked me if I liked them. And what could I say? They were wonderful." From the very beginning of Sergio Troncoso's celebrated story "Angie Luna," we know we are in the hands of a gifted storyteller. Born of Mexican immigrants, raised in El Paso, and now living in New York City, Troncoso has a rare knack for celebrating life. Writing in a straightforward, light-handed style reminiscent of Grace Paley and Raymond Carver, he spins charming tales that reflect his experiences in two worlds. Troncoso's El Paso is a normal town where common people who happen to be Mexican eat, sleep, fall in love, and undergo epiphanies just like everyone else. His tales are coming-of-age stories from the Mexican-American border, stories of the working class, stories of those coping with the trials of growing old in a rapidly changing society. He also explores New York with vignettes of life in the big city, capturing its loneliness and danger. Beginning with Troncoso's widely acclaimed story "Angie Luna," the tale of a feverish love affair in which a young man rediscovers his Mexican heritage and learns how much love can hurt, these stories delve into the many dimensions of the human condition. We watch boys playing a game that begins innocently but takes a dangerous turn. We see an old Anglo woman befriending her Mexican gardener because both are lonely. We witness a man terrorized in his New York apartment, taking solace in memories of lost love. Two new stories will be welcomed by Troncoso's readers. "My Life in the City" relates a transplanted Texan's yearning for companionship in New York, while "The Last Tortilla" returns to the Southwest to explore family strains after a mother's death--and the secret behind that death. Each reflects an insight about the human heart that has already established the author's work in literary circles. Troncoso sets aside the polemics about social discomfort sometimes found in contemporary Chicano writing and focuses instead on the moral and intellectual lives of his characters. The twelve stories gathered here form a richly textured tapestry that adds to our understanding of what it is to be human.
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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
ISBN-10
0816519617
ISBN-13
9780816519613
eBay Product ID (ePID)
954409
Product Key Features
Book Title
Last Tortilla : and Other Stories
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Hispanic & Latino, Short Stories (Single Author), General
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
220 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
1in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
1in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3570.R5876l37 1999
Edition Number
2
Reviews
Winner of the 1999 Premio Aztlan for the best book by an emerging Chicano writer "These stories are richly satisfying." - Publishers Weekly "Enthusiastically recommended" - Booklist "Troncoso really shines when he writes about El Paso and the life of Mexican Americans there. He has the gift for writing from his heart outward into his reader's heart." - Bloomsbury Review, Winner of the 1999 Premio Aztlan for the best book by an emerging Chicano writer "These stories are richly satisfying." — Publishers Weekly "Enthusiastically recommended" — Booklist "Troncoso really shines when he writes about El Paso and the life of Mexican Americans there. He has the gift for writing from his heart outward into his reader's heart." — Bloomsbury Review, Winner of the 1999 Premio Aztlan for the best book by an emerging Chicano writer "These stories are richly satisfying."-- Publishers Weekly "Enthusiastically recommended."-- Booklist "Troncoso really shines when he writes about El Paso and the life of Mexican Americans there. He has the gift for writing from his heart outward into his reader's heart."-- Bloomsbury Review, Winner of the 1999 Premio Aztlan for the best book by an emerging Chicano writer "These stories are richly satisfying." -- Publishers Weekly "Enthusiastically recommended" -- Booklist "Troncoso really shines when he writes about El Paso and the life of Mexican Americans there. He has the gift for writing from his heart outward into his reader's heart." -- Bloomsbury Review
Copyright Date
1999
Lccn
98-058155
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Camino Del Sol Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
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