| House of Houses Contributor(s): Mora, Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816527962 ISBN-13: 9780816527960 Publisher: University of Arizona Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008025275 |
| Series: Camino del Sol: A Latina and Latino Literary (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.8" (0.75 lbs) 317 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Combining poetic language and the traditions of magic realism to paint a vivid portrait of her family, Pat Mora's House of Houses is an unconventional memoir that reads as if every member, death notwithstanding, is in one room talking, laughing, and crying. In a salute to the Day of the Dead, the story begins with a visit to the cemetery in which all of her deceased relatives come alive to share stories of the family, literally bringing the food to their own funerals. From there the book covers a year in the life of her clan, revealing the personalities and events that Mora herself so desperately yearns to know and understand. |