The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009
Title | The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009 PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Eggers |
Publisher | Mariner Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780547241609 |
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003
Title | The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003 PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Eggers |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780618246960 |
The "fresh anthology of hip American writings" (Forth Worth Morning Star-Telegram) returns this year with a spectacular array of fiction, nonfiction, and humor, drawn from traditional and alternative magazines by Dave Eggers.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008
Title | The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Eggers |
Publisher | Mariner Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780618902835 |
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literatue including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015
Title | The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015 PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Johnson |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 433 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0544569636 |
Adam Johnson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Orphan Master's Son, works with group of high school students out of 826 San Francisco to select the year's best new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and category-defying gems aimed at readers 15 and up.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006
Title | The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Eggers |
Publisher | Mariner Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | American essays |
ISBN | 9780618570515 |
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading, 2002
Title | The Best American Nonrequired Reading, 2002 PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Cart |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN | 9780618246939 |
Presents selections of mainstream and alternative American literature, including both fiction and nonfiction, that discuss a broad spectrum of subjects.
Chola Salvation
Title | Chola Salvation PDF eBook |
Author | Estella Gonzalez |
Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
Total Pages | 206 |
Release | 2021-04-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1518506453 |
In the title story of this collection, Isabela is minding her family’s restaurant, drinking her dad’s beer, when Frida Kahlo and the Virgen de Guadalupe walk in. Even though they’re dressed like cholas, the girl immediately recognizes Frida’s uni-brow and La Virgen’s crown. They want to give her advice about the quinceanera her parents are forcing on her. In fact, their lecture (don’t get pregnant, go to school, be proud of your indigenous roots) helps Isabela to escape her parents’ physical and sexual abuse. But can she really run away from the self-hatred they’ve created? These inter-related stories, mostly set in East Los Angeles, uncover the lives of a conflicted Mexican-American community. In “Sabado Gigante,” Bernardo drinks himself into a stupor every Saturday night. “Aqui no es mi tierra,” he cries, as he tries to ease the sorrow of a life lived far from home. Meanwhile, his son Gustavo struggles with his emerging gay identity and Maritza, the oldest daughter, is expected to cook and clean for her brother, even though they live in East LA, not Guadalajara or Chihuahua. In “Powder Puff,” Mireya spends hours every day applying her make-up, making sure to rub the foundation all the way down her neck so it looks like her natural color. But no matter how much she rubs and rubs, her skin is no lighter. Estella Gonzalez vividly captures her native East LA in these affecting stories about a marginalized people dealing with racism, machismo and poverty. In painful and sometimes humorous scenes, young people try to escape the traditional expectations of their family. Other characters struggle with anger and resentment, often finding innovative ways to exact revenge for slights both real and imagined. Throughout, music—traditional and contemporary—accompanies them in the search for love and acceptance.