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Eulogy For A Brown Angel: A Gloria Damasco Mystery

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611921427
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Eulogy For A Brown Angel: A Gloria Damasco Mystery written by Lucha Corpi and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eulogy for a Brown Angel began a new chapter in the mystery genre with the creation of the first Chicana detective in American literature. Now available for the first time in paperback, readers can discover, or rediscover, Lucha CorpiÍs dynamic detective Gloria Damasco in the classic novel that started it all. A Chicano Civil Rights March has been disrupted by the Los Angeles police, resulting in the gruesome death of a prominent reporter. The tear gas has barely settled when a small, defiled body is left on a street in Los Angeles. A feisty political activist finds the murdered child and begins an investigation that will lead her on a trail of international conspiracy and bloody vengeance. Before long, two other people are dead, and Gloria is determined to piece the mystery together, no matter how long the search may last. Adding to the mystery is Gloria DamascoÍs dark gift, a puzzling extra-sensory awareness that forces her to confront situations in which solutions demand more than reason and logic. Eulogy for a Brown Angel is a fast-paced and suspenseful novel, packed with an assortment of interesting characters. A member of the international writersÍ circle Sisters in Crime, Lucha Corpi brings the intrigue to a hard-hitting conclusion in the picturesque Wine Country of Northern California.

Eulogy for a Brown Angel

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Eulogy for a Brown Angel written by Lucha Corpi and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1970 in East Los Angeles, Gloria Damasco, a feminist political activist from Oakland, and her best friend Luisa are attending a march in support of the Chicano Moratorium. After the protest turns into a riot, Gloria and Luisa discover the dead body of a 4-year old boy named Michael David Cisneros; he has been strangled and his body defiled. Working unofficially with the lead LAPD homicide investigator, Gloria and Luisa become acquainted with the dead boy's family, who are also in town from Oakland for the march. Then the key witness, a young gang member, is also murdered and the trail to the boy's killer goes cold. The story then shifts to the San Francisco Bay Area and fast-forwards to 1988. Gloria's husband, who discouraged her from continuing the investigation, has died and her daughter is grown, but she is still haunted by little Michael David's murder. Worried about Gloria's state of mind, her mother hires private investigator Justin Escobar to solve the mystery once and for all. Together, Gloria and Justin uncover a trail of international conspiracy and family tragedies before they finally learn the truth behind the 18-year old murder.

Cactus Blood: A Gloria Damasco Mystery

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 1611920825
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Cactus Blood: A Gloria Damasco Mystery written by Lucha Corpi and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In California, Chicana detective Gloria Damasco investigates the death of a strike leader who was involved in a grape boycott. Officially the death was suicide, but Damasco thinks murder more likely. By the author of Eulogy for a Brown Angel.

Death at Solstice: A Gloria Damasco Mystery

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 1611921112
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Death at Solstice: A Gloria Damasco Mystery written by Lucha Corpi and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicana detective Gloria Damasco has a ñdark gift,î an extrasensory prescience that underscores her investigations and compels her to solve numerous cases. This time, the recurring vision haunting her dreams contains two pairs of dark eyes watching her in the night, a phantom horse and rider, and the voice of a woman pleading for help. But most disquieting of all is GloriaÍs sensation of being trapped underwater, unable to free herself, unable to breathe. When Gloria is asked to help the owners of the Oro Blanco winery in CaliforniaÍs Shenandoah Valley, she finds herself on the road to the legendary Gold Country. And she canÍt help but wonder if the ever-more persistent visions might foreshadow this new case that involves the theft of a family heirloom, a pair of antique diamond and emerald earrings rumored to have belonged to MexicoÍs Empress Carlota. Soon Gloria learns that thereÍs more to the case than stolen jewelry. Mysterious accidents, threatening anonymous notes, the disappearance of a woman believed to be a saint, and a ghost horse thought to have belonged to notorious bandit JoaquÕn Murrieta are some of the pieces Gloria struggles to fit together. A womanÍs gruesome murder and the discovery of a group of young women from Mexico being held against their will in an abandoned house send Gloria on a fateful journey to a WitchesÍ Sabbath to find the final pieces of the puzzle before someone else is killed. Corpi weaves the rich cultural history of CaliforniaÍs Gold Country with a suspenseful mystery in this latest installment in the Gloria Damasco Mystery series.

Black Widow's Wardrobe: A Gloria Damasco Mystery

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611920710
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Black Widow's Wardrobe: A Gloria Damasco Mystery written by Lucha Corpi and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1999-11-30 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was it a spectre from the past, some Aztec revenant that had inspired the "Black Widow" to kill her husband? Or did these chilling murders have more to do with the rights of property and inheritance, and mere greed? Who better than Gloria Damasco, that indomitable detective with a flair for clairvoyance, to unravel this intricate and pulsing plot, which winds its way from an exotic Day of the Dead celebration in San Francisco to the even more exotic sites and customs of Tepozotlan. Gloria soon finds herself in an uncanny struggle to rescue the soul of Licia, the Black Widow, who believes herself possessed by the spirit of La Malinche, the eternally condemned slayer of her mixed-blood offspring during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Part thriller, part exploration of myth and history, Black Widow's Wardrobe is a page-turner.

Icy Watermelon / Sandia Fria

Author : Mary Sue Galindo
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 1558859764
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (588 download)

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Download or read book Icy Watermelon / Sandia Fria written by Mary Sue Galindo and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al comer sandía tres generaciones de una familia, los abuelos cuentan el recuerdo de cómo los llevó a conocerse esa fruta dulce.

Cactus Blood

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Cactus Blood written by Lucha Corpi and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In California, Chicana detective Gloria Damasco investigates the death of a strike leader who was involved in a grape boycott. Officially the death was suicide, but Damasco thinks murder more likely. By the author of Eulogy for a Brown Angel.

Tommy Stands Alone

Author : Gloria Vel‡squez
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558856851
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (568 download)

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Download or read book Tommy Stands Alone written by Gloria Vel‡squez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high school student and member of a Mexican American family struggles with his sexual identity and finally learns that he will not have to stand alone any more.

Mis abuelos y yo / My Grandparents and I

Author : Samuel Caraballo
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558855625
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (556 download)

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Book Synopsis Mis abuelos y yo / My Grandparents and I by : Samuel Caraballo

Download or read book Mis abuelos y yo / My Grandparents and I written by Samuel Caraballo and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ode to family depicts the special influence of a young boyÍs grandparents in his life. His voice rings as he catalogs the various ways his grandparents impact him. Through gentle verse, Caraballo strings the joys of this quiet relationship: weekends spent throwing parties in the kitchen with delectable desserts, strolls to the museums and historic sites, and sprinting through the spray of a water hose in the backyard. Set in Puerto Rico, the book, too, pays homage to a unique childhood on the island, colored by descriptions of El Morro, the cruise-liners and big freighters in the ocean, and frolicking in the sea with stingrays. The verses sparkle with this island song, flitting from the joys of the seaside to the cool nights under the stars. Caraballo introduces the reader, aged 3 to 7, to a strong grandparent and grandchild relationship. Complemented by vibrant illustrations, this is a book to share with a child on a very special day.

Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries

Author : Meyer Kayserling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries written by Meyer Kayserling and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Palabra de mediodÕa / Noon Words

Author : Lucha Corpi
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611922462
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (224 download)

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Book Synopsis Palabra de mediodÕa / Noon Words by : Lucha Corpi

Download or read book Palabra de mediodÕa / Noon Words written by Lucha Corpi and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2001-03-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palabras de mediodia/Noon Words is Lucha CorpiÍs pioneering collection of poems that established her as a major figure in Mexican American literature. Written in Spanish and expertly translated by Catherine Rodriguez-Nieto, the poems fairly bloom off the page in a display of lyric virtuosity. Corpi is the first of the Mexican American poets to explore through deeply personal and intimate feelings potentially explosive political topics, transculturation, the role of women, her commitment to social change, and the grand themes of love and death. Highly sophisticated, enchanting, and well steeped in the literary tradition of Juana de Ibarbourou, Federico Garcia Lorca and Pablo Neruda, CorpiÍs poetry successfully portrays the magic of her childhood in tropical Veracruz, her move to the city and the challenges of modern life in San Luis Potosi and the San Francisco Bay Area. Particularly moving is CorpiÍs struggle to bridge the chasm between the obligations of family life and single parenthood and the career opportunities of the outside world.

La Carreta Made a U-Turn

Author : Tato Laviera
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book La Carreta Made a U-Turn written by Tato Laviera and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hit List

Author : Sarah Cortez
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hit List written by Sarah Cortez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Lucha Corpis story, "Hollow Point at the Synapses," her unique narrator, a bullet, describes the instant before killing a young Peruvian woman: "I feel the pull of the hammer. The pressure mounts. I am now in place. The moment is upon me. Swiftly and efficiently, I will do what I must, what I was created for. In an instant, I am off, traveling at a speed reserved only for death." This groundbreaking anthology of short fiction by Latino mystery writers, Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery, features an intriguing and unpredictable cast of sleuths, murderers and crime victims. Reflecting the authors and societys preoccupation with identity, self, and territory, the stories run the gamut of the mystery genre, from traditional to noir, from the private investigator to the police procedural, and even a "chick lit" mystery. "The Right Profile" features a Miami private investigator who goes undercover to prove a deadbeat father can pay child support, and she delights in testifying against him in court. In "The Skull of Pancho Villa," someone has stolen the family heirloom and its up to Gus Corral to get it back. And in "A New York Chicano," a successful bachelor from El Paso a graduate of NYU working for Merrill Lynch in Manhattan gets his revenge against a xenophobic newscaster. Hit List collects for the first time short fiction by many of the Latino authors who have been pioneers in the mystery genre, using it to showcase their unique cultures, neighborhoods and realities. Contributors include award-winning writers such as Carolina García-Aguilera, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Rolando Hinojosa, Manuel Ramos and Sergio Troncoso, as well as emerging writers who deserve more recognition.

The River Flows North

Author : Graciela Limón
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 1558855858
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (588 download)

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Download or read book The River Flows North written by Graciela Limón and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of would-be immigrants follows smuggler Leonardo Cerda in an attempt to cross the desert border between Mexico and the United States. The grueling and desperate trip will mark their lives forever.

I Used to be a Superwoman

Author : Gloria Velàsquez
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611921809
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book I Used to be a Superwoman written by Gloria Velàsquez and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chicano Movement is not dead. It lives on, fierce and passionate, in the voice and person of Gloria Velàsquez. Challenging our complacency, her resonant cries for justice ñrefuse to be silent/to be buried in obscurityî. Velàsquez has known poverty and discrimination intimately and, like a phoenix from the ashes, she has risen to recognition as an artist, an educator and a leader. But, the poet is as uncompromising with herself as she is with her reader. Refusing to rest on her laurel, her ardent verses are a pledge reiterating her allegiance to la causa and a call to arms demanding that others perpetuate the struggle. A consummate oral performer and speaker, Velàsquez has been uniquely successful in transferring onto the printed page the drama of reciting poetry on barrio streets. These pages burn with the fire of action and commitment.

Chicano Detective Fiction

Author : Susan Baker Sotelo
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786482375
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Chicano Detective Fiction written by Susan Baker Sotelo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his 1985 novel Partners in Crime, writer Rolando Hinojosa introduced homicide investigator Rafe Buenrostro, the first Chicano protagonist in one of the most enduring genres of modern literature. Since that time, Chicano writers have embraced the detective novel, successfully diversifying and refining a traditional Anglo American and British genre. The 21 whodunits of Hinojosa, Rudolfo Anaya, Lucha Corpi, Michael Nava and Manuel Ramos are closely studied in this groundbreaking work. The models, both contemporary and Romantic, of this relatively new Chicano genre are first discussed. Next come detailed analysis and reviews of such novels as Shaman Winter, Partners in Crime, Cactus Blood and 18 others, focusing on how each writer departs from contemporary detective genre formula, uniquely rendering a particular regional or cultural variation of what it means to be Chicano. It is this departure from the norm that defines these writings and distinguishes them from the Anglo American and British whodunit. Interviews with the writers conclude the work.

The Searchers

Author : Tomàs Rivera
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611922783
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (227 download)

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Download or read book The Searchers written by Tomàs Rivera and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomàs RiveraÍs The Searchers: Collected Poetry, edited by Juliàn Olivares, contains the twenty-six poems the late author published and an equal number which the editor discovered among the authorÍs literary papers. In The Searchers, in taut but impassioned lyrics, Tomàs Rivera celebrates the common experience of humanity and renews his search for the encounter of the self, community, the past and the continuity of the dead through the living. Tomàs Rivera is the author of the now classic Chicano novel y no se lo tragÑ la tierra/ and the earth did not devour him and the short story collection The Harvest.