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No lo sabes? Lo que acabamos de escuchar es un poema, Chino. Se trata de una maravillosa nueva lengua.  No ves lo que est  ocurriendo? Una nueva lengua significa una nueva raza. El futuro es Spanglish. Un nuevo lenguaje que est  naciendo del choque de dos culturas chocando entre ellas. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Todos en Spanish Harlem lo saben: Willie Bodega es el rey.  Necesita ayuda para mantener a su hija en la escuela?  Para pagar el alquiler?  Fondos para montar un puesto de frutas? Bodega puede ayudarlos a cambio de su lealtad, y sue a con ampliar sus negocios y la vida de El Barrio con el dinero negro del tr fico de drogas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e En esta intensa novela de b squeda de identidad y redenci n, Julio, un joven inteligente y prometedor a quien llaman Chino, conoce al m tico Bodega, quien recurre a  l para contactar a su amor de juventud. Atra do por el idealismo de bandido generoso de Bodega -antiguo miembro de los \u003ci\u003eYoung Lords\u003c\/i\u003e y visionario que sue a con una Gran Sociedad de los latinos-, Chino acaba sumergido en un mundo de intrigas y violencia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUna obra palpitante, rica en detalles reveladores, de un joven escritor cuyo talento merece encontrar a una amplia audiencia de lectores. --Oscar Hijuelos, autor de \u003ci\u003eLos reyes del mambo tocan canciones de amor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUna voz nueva y aut ntica de la experiencia latina urbana. --Esmeralda Santiago, autora de \u003ci\u003eCuando era puertorrique a\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLos lectores tendr n que recordarse a s  mismos que se trata de una obra de ficci n y no de unas memorias. Su prosa, detallada y apasionada, hace que la historia cobre vida. -\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bodega es un personaje fascinante... 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