Translation Nation by Hector Tobar

Translation Nation by Hector Tobar

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the smash hit Deep Down Dark, a definitive tour of the Spanish-speaking United States--a parallel nation, 35 million strong, that is changing the very notion of what it means to be an American in unprecedented and unexpected ways.

Tobar begins on familiar terrain, in his native Los Angeles, with his family's story, along with that of two brothers of Mexican origin with very different interpretations of Americanismo, or American identity as seen through a Latin American lens--one headed for U.S. citizenship and the other for the wrong side of the law and the south side of the border. But this is just a jumping-off point. Soon we are in Dalton, Georgia, the most Spanish-speaking town in the Deep South, and in Rupert, Idaho, where the most popular radio DJ is known as "El Chupacabras." By the end of the book, we have traveled from the geographical extremes into the heartland, exploring the familiar complexities of Cuban Miami and the brand-new ones of a busy Omaha INS station.

Sophisticated, provocative, and deeply human, Translation Nation uncovers the ways that Hispanic Americans are forging new identities, redefining the experience of the American immigrant, and reinventing the American community. It is a book that rises, brilliantly, to meet one of the most profound shifts in American identity.

The Barbarian Nursery, Translation Nation, and The Tattooed Soldier are among his works. He is a native of Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and three children as the son of Guatemalan immigrants.

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ISBN 13	9781594481765
ISBN 10	1594481768
Title	Translation Nation
Author	Héctor Tobar
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2006-04-04
Number of pages	368
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