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050	0	0	_aPS3570.R5876 _bL37 1999
082	0	0	_aFIC TRO
100	1		_aTroncoso, Sergio
245	1	4	_aThe last tortilla & other stories _c/ Sergio Troncoso, with an introduction by Ilan Stavans.
260			_aTucson _b: University of Arizona Press _c, c1999.
300			_ax, 220 p. _c; 23 cm.
490			_aCamino del sol
505	0		_aIntroduction / by Ilan Stavans -- Angie Luna -- A rock trying to be a stone -- Espíritu Santo -- Remembering possibilities -- The snake -- Time magician -- The abuelita -- The gardener -- The last tortilla -- Punching chickens -- Day of the dead -- My life in the city -- Acknowledgments -- About the author.
520			_aBorn of Mexican immigrants, raised in El Paso, and now living in New York City, Troncoso has a rare knack for celebrating life. Writing in a straightforward, light-handed style reminiscent of Grace Paley and Raymond Carver, he spins charming tales that reflect his experiences in two worlds. Troncoso's El Paso is a normal town where common people who happen to be Mexican eat, sleep, fall in love, and undergo epiphanies just like everyone else. His tales are coming-of-age stories from the Mexican-American border, stories of the working class, stories of those coping with the trials of growing old in a rapidly changing society. He also explores New York with vignettes of life in the big city, capturing its loneliness and danger. Beginning with Troncoso's widely acclaimed story "Angie Luna," the tale of a feverish love affair in which a young man rediscovers his Mexican heritage and learns how much love can hurt, these stories delve into the many dimensions of the human condition. We watch boys playing a game that begins innocently but takes a dangerous turn. We see an old Anglo woman befriending her Mexican gardener because both are lonely. We witness a man terrorized in his New York apartment, taking solace in memories of lost love. Two new stories will be welcomed by Troncoso's readers. "My Life in the City" relates a transplanted Texan's yearning for companionship in New York, while "The Last Tortilla" returns to the Southwest to explore family strains after a mother's death--and the secret behind that death. Each reflects an insight about the human heart that has already established the author's work in literary circles. Troncoso sets aside the polemics about social discomfort sometimes found in contemporary Chicano writing and focuses instead on the moral and intellectual lives of his characters. The twelve stories gathered here form a richly textured tapestry that adds to our understanding of what it is to be human.
650		4	_aMexican Americans _v--Fiction
651		0	_aEl Paso (TX) _v--Fiction
651			_aNew York (N.Y.) _v--Fiction
700	1		_aStavans, Ilan
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