| The Lesser Tragedy of Death Contributor(s): García, Cristina (Author) |
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ISBN: 1936070014 ISBN-13: 9781936070015 Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd. OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American - Poetry | American - Hispanic American - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2009939083 |
| Series: Black Goat |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.30 lbs) 95 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A] brave and moving tribute to a brother gone astray; with skill, unflinching honesty, and redemptive compassion, Cristina Garc a tracks his marvelous, complex, and errant life. . . . These poems are the beautiful, painful, astonishing result of a journey to hell and back in search of the brother she loves. With this first book of poems, Garc a, one of our best novelists and storytellers, proves herself to be a talented poet as well.--Julia Alvarez, author of Saving the World Cristina Garc a is the author of several novels--including Dreaming in Cuban--anthologies, and books for young readers. A National Book Award nominee, she is also a visiting professor and Black Mountain Institute teaching fellow in creative writing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. |