Floating Kingdom Tapa dura - 1997
de George Rabasa
In a heartfelt exploration of the tensions that line our southern border, George Rabasa dramatizes the human universals of attraction and distrust, mutual need and resentment. The "floating kingdom" is an island in the middle of the Rio Grande, neither in the United States nor in Mexico. In the wake of a flash flood, the family on the island discovers an American teenager who nearly drowns while on a marijuana border run . . . and that discovery precipitates the family's ruin and rebirth.
Descripción de contraportada
Lucio Seguila lives on a tiny island in the middle of the Rio Grande, which he claims is independent from both the United States and Mexico - convenient for a coyote guiding illegal immigrants across the border. He rules this small kingdom, Republica Libre de Seguilandia, in a firm but generous patriarchal style, sitting on his La-Z-Boy and enjoying the devotion of his three daughters, the companionship of his grandson, and a reluctant partnership in the criminal forays of his amoral son-in-law. Yet, Seguila and his family cannot escape the rush of the Rio Grande and the unusual gift it brings them. In the wake of an unexpected flash flood, Simon Tucker, an American teenager who nearly drowns while on a marijuana border run, washes up on the shores of Seguilandia. Severely battered during the violent storm, Simon awakes to find that he has not only lost his memory but must fulfill the various contradictory expectations of his newfound family. Considered an angel, a long-anticipated boyfriend, and a high-stakes kidnap victim, the confused youth steals their serenity, the love of the youngest daughter, and eventually the life of the family patriarch. But even as the family is destroyed, we discover the seeds of its rebirth in a future that combines the swirling cultures that have disastrously collided.
Detalles
- Título Floating Kingdom
- Autor George Rabasa
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 328
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 1997
- ISBN 9781566890632 / 1566890632
- Peso 1.34 libras (0.61 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.32 x 6.35 x 1.14 pulgadas (23.67 x 16.13 x 2.90 cm)
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Temas
- Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Drug traffic - Fiction
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 97015993
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/1997, Page 1145
- Library Journal, 08/01/1997, Page 134
- Publishers Weekly, 06/23/1997, Page 67
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