Tierra americana : una novela
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Author
Contributors
Paz Abasolo, María Laura, translator.
Published
Nueva York : Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Physical Desc
463 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult Spanish Fiction
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1 available
FIC SP PBK
1 available
Cambria Library - Adult Spanish Fiction
FIC SP PBK
1 available
FIC SP PBK
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Spanish Fiction | FIC SP PBK | Checked Out | May 2, 2024 |
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult Spanish Fiction | FIC SP PBK | On Shelf | |
Cambria Library - Adult Spanish Fiction | FIC SP PBK | On Shelf |
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Published
Nueva York : Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Language
Spanish
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"También de este lado hay sueños. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy-two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia-trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."--,Provided by publisher.
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