Essence and Folly Twelve Short Stories

Name: Essence and Folly Twelve Short Stories
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ISBN: 9781462042272

ISBN-10: 1462042279

ISBN-13: 9781462042272

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jorge David Awe

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Set in and around a small town in modern-day Belize, Essence & Folly chronicles the lives of several poignant and comical residents from Santo Innocencio. A humorous ?shing story of revenge gone wrong entitled "Ole Gyal and Jackanapes" exposes some of the di?culties arising from the generation gap between a cantankerous Mayan grandmother and her "half-limey" grandson. "The Voice over the Water" recounts Doña Elena's days of interminable melancholy and loneliness following the death of her husband. Three months after her heartbreak, the widow ?nds herself at the edge of a cli?, confronting her own mortality. "Don Gabriel Loco" is a madman serving out the ?nal days of a twelve-year sentence…

Book details

List price: $10.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/21/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 108
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

JORGE DAVID AWE grew up in San Ignacio, Belize, a small town of mixed African and Latino culture; his experiences there in?uenced this collection. He holds a degree in economics from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Currently he lives in Montreal with his wife of twenty-two years and two teenage daughters. In this, his ?rst short story collection, author Jorge Awe has crafted twelve portraits inspired by exceptional people.