Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos
From Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos comes an unforgettable journey about identity, choices, and the way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves. In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960s--violent, decaying, slouching away from the American dream--and brings to life a character who has no choice but to head out west in search of something better. Rico didn't say good-bye. He didn't leave a phone number. And he didn't plan on coming back--ever. In the Midwest, Rico could blend in, his light hair and lighter skin disguising his background. He would no longer be the dark dude, the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his identity. And when Rico no longer has to prove that he's Latino, he almost stops being one. Except that he can never have an ordinary white kid's life, because there are some things that can't be left behind, things that will follow you a thousand miles away. When Rico discovers that picket-fenced apple-pie people can be just as violent and judgmental as the neighbors he left behind, he is forced to swallow an uncomfortable truth: no longer an outsider by his appearance, Rico is still an outsider.Oscar Hijuelos was born in New York City in 1951 to Cuban parents. He has received numerous awards, including the Rome Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Oscar Hijuelos was born in New York in 1951 to Cuban parents. His five previous novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. Ives' Christmas, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, Our Home in the Last World, and A Simple Havana Melody (Una Sencilla Meloda Habanera) are among his other works. New York, New York, New York, New York, New York, New York, New York, New York
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416949459 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416949453 |
| Title | Dark Dude |
| Author | Oscar Hijuelos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2009-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 439 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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