Bodega Dreams - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375705892ISBN-10:375705899UPC:9780375705892Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Coming of Age, Hispanic & Latino, Urban & Street LitAward:2001 Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) Honorable Mention - Fiction AwardSize:8.00 x 5.18 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCN8JVJ1C8
In this "thriller with literary merit" (Time Out New York), a stunning narrative combines the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley. Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty--and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder. "Bodega is a fascinating character. . . . The story [Quiñonez] tells has energy and verve." --The New York Times Book Review
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375705892ISBN-10:375705899UPC:9780375705892Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Coming of Age, Hispanic & Latino, Urban & Street LitAward:2001 Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) Honorable Mention - Fiction AwardSize:8.00 x 5.18 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCN8JVJ1C8
Ernesto Quiñonez was born in Ecuador, but arrived to New York City he was eighteen months old and was raised in El Barrio, East Harlem. Quiñonez is also the author of Bodega Dreams and Chango's Fire. Quiñonez is an Associate Professor at Cornell University, where he teaches Creative Writing, Latino Fiction and Magical Realism, among others.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Awards
🏆 2001 Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) Honorable Mention - Fiction Award
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