| Dark Dude Contributor(s): Hijuelos, Oscar (Author), Duran, Armando (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433251124 ISBN-13: 9781433251122 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: From the Pulitzer Prize-winner Oscar Hijuelos comes a novel about identity, circumstance, and a way we all struggle to accept our true selves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Duran, Armando: - Armando Duran has appeared in films, television, and regional theaters throughout the West Coast. For the last decade he has been a member of the resident acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2009 he was named by AudioFile as Best Voice in Biography and History for his narration of Che Guevara. A native Californian, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Ashland, Oregon. Hijuelos, Oscar: -Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013) was a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the Rome Prize, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He was also nominated for the National Book Award. |