Faith Healer of Olive Avenue Stories

Name: Faith Healer of Olive Avenue Stories
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ISBN: 9781565125322

ISBN-10: 1565125320

ISBN-13: 9781565125322

Edition: 2007

Authors: Manuel Munoz

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The interconnected stories that comprise The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue are the work of a young author who has been heralded as gifted and sensitive, a serious artist who can spin dazzling stories, and an extraordinary talent. They mark a major step forward in the career of an explosive newtalent who is rapidly joining the ranks of such acclaimed authors as Junot Daz, Robert Olen Butler, John Rechy, and Daniel Alarcn. From a set of triplets with three distinct fates, to a young single father forced to return home, to a woman fleeing the effect of rumours, to a father who places his hopeand his lifesavingsin the hands of a faith healer, the recurring characters in this collection cross…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date: 5/4/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 239
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Manuel Mun~oz's short story collection, The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue, was a finalist for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts literature fellowship and the prestigious Whiting Award, and is currently teaching creative writing at the University of Arizona in Tucson.



Lindo y Querido


Bring Brang Brung


The Heart Finds Its Own Conclusion


When You Come into Your Kingdom


Tell Him About Brother John


Ida y Vuelta


Senor X


The Comeuppance of Lupe Rivera


The Good Brother


The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue