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Amigoland

A Novel

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In a small town on the Mexican border live two brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino. Stubborn and independent, they now must face the facts: they are old, and they have let a family argument stand between them for too long. Don Celestino's good-natured housekeeper encourages him to make amends--while he still can. They secretly liberate Don Fidencio from his nursing home and travel into Mexico to solve the mystery at the heart of their dispute: the family legend of their grandfather's kidnapping. ... more

About Author

Oscar Casares was born in the border town of Brownsville, Texas, the setting for his critically acclaimed story collection. The recipient of a 2006 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, Casares is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and now teaches creative writing at the University of Texas in Austin, where he lives with his wife and young son. This is his first novel.

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9780316159692_154X233
Little Brown and Company
Category:
FICTION
Format:
HARDCOVER BOOK
Publish Date:
8/10/2009
Price:
$23.99/$26.99
ISBN:
9780316159692
Pages:
368
Size:
5-1/2" x 8-1/4"

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