Republic of East La Stories

Name: Republic of East La Stories
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ISBN: 9780060936860

ISBN-10: 006093686X

ISBN-13: 9780060936860

Edition: N/A

Authors: Luis J. Rodriguez, Luis J. Rodrï¿½guez

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From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. Whether hilariously capturing the voice of a philosophizing limo driver whose dream is to make the most of his rap-metal garage band in "My Ride, My Revolution," or the monologue-styled rant of a tes-ti-fy-ing! tent revivalist named Ysela in "Oiga," Rodriguez squeezes humor from the lives of people who are not ready to sacrifice their dreams due to circumstance. In these stories, Luis J. Rodriguez gives eloquent voice to the neighborhood where he spent many years as a resident, a father, an organizer, and, finally, a writer: a neighborhood that offers more to the…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English