| Bodega Dreams Contributor(s): Quiñonez, Ernesto (Author), Di Loreto, Angelo (Read by) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798200363490 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | City Life - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Hispanic & Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty--and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder. |