Mujer de luz : una novela
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Labravo, Hugo, translator.
Published
Miami, FL : Vintage Español, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
Primera edición.
ISBN
9781644735527
Physical Desc
375 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Status
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction | FIC FAJ SPANISH COLLECTION | Checked Out | May 29, 2024 |
More Details
Published
Miami, FL : Vintage Español, 2022.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9781644735527
Notes
Description
"1890: When Desiderya Lopez, The Sleepy Prophet, finds an abandoned infant on the banks of an arroyo, she recognizes something in his spirit and brings him home. Pidre will go on to become a famous showman in the Anglo West whose main act, Simodecea, is Pidre's fearless, sharpshooting wife, who wrangles bears as part of his show. 1935: Luz "Little Light" Lopez and her brother Diego work the carnival circuit in downtown Denver. Luz, is a tea leaf reader, and Diego is a snake charmer. One day, a pale-faced woman in white fur asks Luz for a reading, calling her by a name that only her brother knows. Later that night at a party downtown, Luz sees Diego dancing with this pale-faced woman, which results in a brawl with the local white supremacist group. Diego leaves town for cover and Luz is left trying to get justice for her brother and family. Merging two multi-generational storylines in Colorado, this is a novel of family love, secrets, and survival. With Fajardo-Anstine's immense capacity to render characters and paint vivid life, set against the Sange de Cristo mountians, Woman of Light is full of the weight, richness, and complexities of mixed blood and mica clay. It delights like an Old Western, and inspires the hope embedded in histories yet-told"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Text in Spanish.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Colorado -- Fiction.
Denver (Colo.) -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Fortune-tellers -- Fiction.
Generations -- Fiction.
Hispanic American families -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mexican American families -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Mexican American families -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Mexican American women authors -- Fiction.
Mexican American women authors -- Fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Fiction.
Novels.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Racism -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Racism -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Spanish language material.
Spanish language materials -- Fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Visions -- Fiction.
Denver (Colo.) -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Fortune-tellers -- Fiction.
Generations -- Fiction.
Hispanic American families -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Mexican American families -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Mexican American families -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Mexican American women authors -- Fiction.
Mexican American women authors -- Fiction.
Mexican Americans -- Fiction.
Novels.
Race relations -- Fiction.
Racism -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Racism -- Colorado -- Denver -- Fiction.
Spanish language material.
Spanish language materials -- Fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Visions -- Fiction.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Adivinos -- Novela.
Alucinaciones e ilusiones -- Novela.
Alucinaciones e ilusiones -- Novela.
Buenaventura -- Novela.
Buenaventura -- Novela.
Epic fiction.
Familias mexicano-americanas -- Colorado -- Novela.
Familias mexicano-americanas -- Colorado -- Novela.
Familias mexicano-americanas -- Colorado -- Novela.
Familias mexicano-americanos -- Colorado -- Novela.
Fiction: general & literary
Fortune-tellers -- Fiction.
Generaciones -- Novela juvenil.
Historical fiction
Historical fiction.
Materiales en español.
Materiales en espąol.
Novela histórica.
Racismo -- Colorado -- Novela.
Racismo -- Colorado -- Novela.
Racismo -- Colorado -- Novela.
Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people
Spanish language materials.
Spanish language.
Visiones -- Novela.
Alucinaciones e ilusiones -- Novela.
Alucinaciones e ilusiones -- Novela.
Buenaventura -- Novela.
Buenaventura -- Novela.
Epic fiction.
Familias mexicano-americanas -- Colorado -- Novela.
Familias mexicano-americanas -- Colorado -- Novela.
Familias mexicano-americanas -- Colorado -- Novela.
Familias mexicano-americanos -- Colorado -- Novela.
Fiction: general & literary
Fortune-tellers -- Fiction.
Generaciones -- Novela juvenil.
Historical fiction
Historical fiction.
Materiales en español.
Materiales en espąol.
Novela histórica.
Racismo -- Colorado -- Novela.
Racismo -- Colorado -- Novela.
Racismo -- Colorado -- Novela.
Relating to Latin / Hispanic American people
Spanish language materials.
Spanish language.
Visiones -- Novela.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fajardo-Anstine, K., & Labravo, H. (2022). Mujer de luz: una novela (Primera edición.). Vintage Español.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fajardo-Anstine, Kali and Hugo, Labravo. 2022. Mujer De Luz: Una Novela. Vintage Español.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fajardo-Anstine, Kali and Hugo, Labravo. Mujer De Luz: Una Novela Vintage Español, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fajardo-Anstine, Kali,, and Hugo Labravo. Mujer De Luz: Una Novela Primera edición., Vintage Español, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.