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While Joey tries to make himself popular with tall tales of guns and glory, his father embarks on a bitter struggle to develop his career and combat age-old cultural stereotypes. How William's extraordinary efforts and deepening despair affect the lives of his loved ones is at the heart of this haunting and incandescent novel--one destined to become a classic in Chicano-American literature.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50357518860561,"sku":"CIN0743466381G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0743466381.jpg?v=1751296405"},{"product_id":"and-the-shadows-took-him-book-daniel-chacon-9780743466394","title":"and the shadows took him","description":"In the barrio of Fresno, California, the Molina family is living out the Chicano version of the American Dream. 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In Mais, Je Suis Chicano, a Mexican American living in Paris identifies himself as Chicano, rather than American. It's not my fault I was born on the U.S. side of the border, he tells a French Moroccan woman when she discovers that he really is American, a word she says as if it could be replaced with murderer or child molester. \u003cp\u003e Many of the stories are very short and contain images that flash in the reader's mind, loop back and connect to earlier ones. Other stories are longer, like rooms, into which Chacn invites the reader to enter, look around and hang out. And some are more traditional. But whether short or long, conventional or experimental, the people in these pieces confront issues of imagination and self. In Sabado Gigante, a young boy who is as big as a gorilla must face his best friend's disappointment that--in spite of his size--he's a terrible athlete, and even more confounding, he prefers playing dolls to baseball. 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