Their Dogs Came with Them by Helena Maria Viramontes

Their Dogs Came with Them by Helena Maria Viramontes

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Their Dogs Came with Them by Helena Maria Viramontes

Award-winning author of Under the Feet of Jesus, Helena Mar a Viramontes offers a profoundly gritty portrait of everyday life in L.A. in this lyrically muscular, artfully crafted novel.

In the barrio of East Los Angeles, a group of unbreakable young women struggle to find their way through the turbulent urban landscape of the 1960s. Androgynous Turtle is a homeless gang member. Ana devotes herself to a mentally ill brother. Ermila is a teenager poised between childhood and political consciousness. And Tranquilina, the daughter of missionaries, finds hope in faith. In prose that is potent and street tough, Viramontes has choreographed a tragic dance of death and rebirth. Julia Alvarez has called Viramontes one of the important multicultural voices of American literature. Their Dogs Came with Them further proves the depth and talent of this essential author.
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ISBN 13 9781416588344
ISBN 10 1416588345
Title Their Dogs Came with Them
Author Helena Maria Viramontes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Year published 2008-10-01
Number of pages 338
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.