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- Brief Synopsis:
- Told with raw power and searing bluntness, and filled with important themes as immediate as today's headlines, "Names on a Map" is arguably the most important work to date of a major American literary artist.
- Long Synopsis:
- The Espejo family of El Paso, Texas, is like so many others in America in 1967, trying to make sense of a rapidly escalating war they feel does not concern them. But when the eldest son, Gustavo, a complex and errant rebel, receives a certified letter ordering him to report to basic training, he chooses to flee instead to Mexico. Retreating back to the land of his grandfather -- a foreign country to which he is no longer culturally connected -- Gustavo sets into motion a series of events that will have catastrophic consequences on the fragile bonds holding the family together...
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 440 Pages
- ISBN-10:
- N/A
- ISBN-13:
- 9780061285691
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Canada, Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 11/06/09
- Copyright Date:
- 2008
- Copyrighted By:
- Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
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