The glass eye
(Book)
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Published
Houston, Texas : Arte Público Press, [2019].
ISBN
9781558858787, 1558858784
Physical Desc
169 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
Houston, Texas : Arte Público Press, [2019].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781558858787, 1558858784
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Description
Doña Amada can see more through one eye than most people can see with two. She can see the past and the future, in spite of the shiny marble serving as her second eye, which was ripped out by her husband's jealous lover.Gossip and speculation about the mysterious disappearance of Amada's rival swirl around the neighborhood. Rumor has it her remains are buried, scattered in parts of Westchester County. Others swear they have seen her ghost-having collected all her essential parts-swimming in the river, trying to make her way back to the Bronx.Gallardo's comic novel about a Puerto Rican community in New York introduces a cast of quirky characters, including Amada's husband, Alberto, or Albertico as the adoring women call him, and her mother Esperanza, who everyone knows is a witch. Family feuds, births and deaths, christenings and funerals-and even a lost, wandering spirit-are hilariously sketched in this short novel about an eccentric Cuban/Nuyorican family and the neighbors who delight in their shenanigans and missteps.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gallardo, Y. (2019). The glass eye . Arte Público Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gallardo, Yolanda. 2019. The Glass Eye. Arte Público Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gallardo, Yolanda. The Glass Eye Arte Público Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gallardo, Yolanda. The Glass Eye Arte Público Press, 2019.
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