| Locas Contributor(s): Murray, Yxta Maya (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802135641 ISBN-13: 9780802135643 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: A rhythmic, terrifying plunge into East L.A. gang life, "Locas" is the story of two teenage girls whose gun trade is about to explode into the big business of drugs. "A stunning debut novel".--"Ms". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96044826 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.53" W x 8.3" (0.64 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A rhythmic, terrifying raw plunge into East L.A. gang life, Locas is the story of two teenage girls, Lucia and Cecilia-the girlfriend and sister of a rising young gangster whose gun trade is about to explode into the big business of drugs. When their world starts to split apart under the vicious pressure of gang warfare, Lucia seizes power, rising to become a jefe in her own right, while Cecilia restlessly seeks meaning first in motherhood, then in a bittersweet romance with another woman. Yxta Maya Myrray's first novel is a wrenching account of two very different women who are united by one thing: each must find a way to define her identity in a brutal, male-dominated world. |