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Sto caricando le informazioni... Parrot in the Oven: Mi vida (1996)di Victor Martinez
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. OK novel about Mexican American teen. ( ) Manuel vive en Estados Unidos, pero su origen está más allá de las fronteras. Es mexicano y vive en un universo marginal, rodeado de pobreza y violencia. Los ojos de Manuel sirven para explorar la realidad que lo rodea y para participar, como puede, en ella. Gracias a su mirada conoceremos a su familia y las diferencias que la caracterizan, así como un barrio donde la supervivencia nunca está garantizada. Authentic first-hand account of growing up Mexican American in California. His father drinks too much, his mother works too hard, and his brother is handsome in a way that Manual ("Manny") never will be. Still, there are glimpses of salvation... a teacher gives Manny money to buy shoes (which his father immediately confiscates and puts toward liquor), his mother tries (and fails) to get him into the better "white" school across town and the drug store owner who sees Manny's potential --even when he can't. In the course of the novel, Manny flirts with joining a gang, attends a socially-disastrous house party, picks crops under the sun, and helps his mother around the house. The writing is uneven and the pacing is slow; poor readers may find it hard to stay engaged... still, a refreshing sensation-free look at coming of age. Nothing objectionable. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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