How to Leave Hialeah (Iowa Short Fiction Award)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1587298163 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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In Men Who Punched Me in the Face, a woman repeatedly drawn to abusive men convinces herself she enjoys being hit. The Next Move follows a grandfather left to struggle through the day without his wife while she's visiting family in Cuba. . Crucet details vividly the daily struggle that leads Cubans to prize their heritage above much else, but also illuminates a powerful need to escape the past. All rights reserved. In El Destino Hauling, a young girl pays witness to a night-long family funeral for a father who was run over by his son, perhaps by intent. From Publ
"which I also highly recommend. These short stories predate the semi- autobiographical novel" according to S. E. Ryden. This author is gifted at portraying the Cuban American community in Miami. I first read her novel, Make Your Home Among Strangers, which I also highly recommend. These short stories predate the semi- autobiographical novel. While there are laugh-out-loud moments, all of the . "Beautiful narration, memorable voices" according to Amazon Customer. Each story pulled me in immediately. Memorable characters. Makes for a fast read. Whether or not you normally read short fiction, give this collection a shot!. "A fantastic collection" according to P. Mountford. I can't recommend this collection strongly enough. These stories have a rare and captivating energy -- the author's voice is so vivid and entertaining that I found it impossible to stop reading. Vibrant, at times disturbing, and often hilarious, these stories beautifully cap
United in their fierce sense of place and infused with the fading echoes of a lost homeland, the stories in Jennine Capó Crucet’s striking debut collection do for Miami what Edward P. Jones does for Washington, D.C., and what James Joyce did for Dublin: they expand our ideas and our expectations of the city by exposing its tough but vulnerable underbelly.Crucet’s writing has been shaped by the people and landscapes of South Florida and by the stories of Cuba told by her parents and abuelos. Her own stories are informed by her experiences as a Cuban American woman living within and without her community, ready to leave and ready to return, “ready to mourn everything.”Coming to us from the predominantly Hispanic working-class neighborhoods of Hialeah, the voices of this steamy section of Miami shout out to us from rowdy all-night funerals and kitchens full of plátanos and croquetas and lechón ribs, from domino tables and cigar factories, glitter-purple Buicks and handed-down Mom Rides, private homes of santeras and fights on front lawns. Calling to us from crowded expressways and canals underneath abandoned overpasses shading a city’s secrets, these voices are the heart of Miami, and in this award-winning collecti