| Author: | Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski | ISBN: | 9781940450384 |
| Publisher: | McSweeney's | Publication: | April 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | McSweeney's | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski |
| ISBN: | 9781940450384 |
| Publisher: | McSweeney's |
| Publication: | April 14, 2014 |
| Imprint: | McSweeney's |
| Language: | English |
To those outside it, Pilsen is a vast barrio on the south side of Chicago. To Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski, it is a world of violence and decay and beauty, of nuance and pure chance. It is a place where the smell of cooking frijoles is washed away by that of dead fish in the river, where vendettas are a daily routine, and where a fourteen-year-old immigrant might hold the ability bring people back from the dead.
Simultaneously tough and tender, these stories mark the debut of a writer poised to represent his city's literature for decades to come.
To those outside it, Pilsen is a vast barrio on the south side of Chicago. To Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski, it is a world of violence and decay and beauty, of nuance and pure chance. It is a place where the smell of cooking frijoles is washed away by that of dead fish in the river, where vendettas are a daily routine, and where a fourteen-year-old immigrant might hold the ability bring people back from the dead.
Simultaneously tough and tender, these stories mark the debut of a writer poised to represent his city's literature for decades to come.
