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ISBN: 9781478986492
| Runtime: | 6.37 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Literary |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A Finalist for the 2016 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
An AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
Examining the borders between one nation and another, between one person and another, Urrea reveals his mastery of the short form. This collection includes the Edgar-award winning "Amapola" and his now-classic "Bid Farewell to Her Many Horses," which had the honor of being chosen for NPR's "Selected Shorts" not once but twice.
Suffused with wanderlust, compassion, and no small amount of rock and roll, The Water Museum is a collection that confirms Luis Alberto Urrea as an American master.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Urrea skillfully evokes the semi-comic experience of the sensitive observer who is both part of and outside of a community…Magic.” —Washington Post
“All thirteen stories are realistic and unsparing, as unflinching and hard-hitting as they are beautiful…The Water Museum is a brilliant, powerful collection, and Luis Alberto Urrea is a master storyteller with a rock-and-roll heart.” —NPR
“Like Urrea, we care deeply for his characters. He writes with compassion and humor and with a nod to the creeping darkness within us all.” —Oregonian
“The author reads his descriptive stories at a steady, poetic pace for the listener. Luis Alberto Urrea’s narration is soft, almost tender, and raspy in parts…Urrea enjoys his prose, and so does the listener, as he describes the difficult choices facing people who live in the American West…the landscape is harsh, lives even harsher, but Urrea’s narration is as gentle as a whisper. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“Offers thirteen stories that reflect both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader’s understanding of human boundaries…Urrea’s command of language is matched only by his empathy for his characters.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Urrea has a wonderful eye for details and captures each story’s context with wonderfully sharp observations…These stories are vibrant, tender, and invoke a strong sense of place.” —Publishers Weekly
Deliciously composed...[Urrea writes] in a sweet but serious style...The plot gathers as much strength as the prose. —Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune
Awash in a subtle kind of satire...A funny and poignant impossible journey...Into the Beautiful North is a refreshing antidote to all the negativity currently surrounding Mexico. —Roberto Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News
Magical. —Vanity Fair
A spirited and enjoyable fable. —San Francisco Chronicle
Riotously funny....A wonderfully entertaining novel. —Philadelphia Inquirer
Author
Author Bio: Luís Alberto Urrea
Luís Alberto Urrea is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, poetry, and fiction, including The Devil’s Highway, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and The House of Broken Angels, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is a recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, among many other honors, including the Lannan Literary Award, Edgar Award, Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize, American Book Award, Christopher Award, and more.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Literary |
| Runtime: | 6.37 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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