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Dante's Ballad

By: Eduardo Gonzalez Viana

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ñRemember that weÍre in the U.S.,î Dante Celestino is told when his daughter Emmita runs away. Friends and neighbors warn him that in the United States itÍs not considered so unusual for a fifteen-year-old girl to run away. But Dante had counseled Emmita to date only Spanish-speaking Hispanic boys, and never anyone who joins gangs or deals drugs. Yet she ignores her fatherÍs advice andright in the middle of her quinceaÐeraruns away with a tattooed Latino who doesnÍt speak Spanish and rides a lowrider motorcycle. And to complicate matters, Dante is in the U.S. illegally, making it difficult to report the girlÍs disappearance to the police. So begins DanteÍs odyssey. Accompanied by a lame donkey named Virgilio and the voice of his dead wife, he sets out for Las Vegas, where EmmitaÍs boyfriendor abductor, as Dante considers himsupposedly lives. On a journey filled with the joy of music and the pain of flashbacks from his small-town life and marital bliss in Mexico, Dante encounters a series of eccentric characters: Josefino and Mariana, known to radio listeners as the Noble Couple, who change their listenersÍ luck in an instant; Juan Pablo, a young man who uses his computer genius to rob a Las Vegas casino so he can pay for his college education; and the Pilgrim, a famous balladeer who has crossed the border via underground tunnels so many times that even years later he smells faintly of dirt and death. In this bittersweet tour de force originally published in Spanish as El Corrido de Dante, the First and Third Worlds join hands, and Mexican pueblo life and Internet post-modernity dance together in one of the most memorable fables to shed light on issues such as immigration, cultural assimilation, and the future of the United States with its ever-increasing Latino population.

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Arte Publico Press

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1611921066

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9781611921069

American Dreams

By: Eduardo Gonzalez ViaÐa

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American Dreams

By: Eduardo Gonzalez ViaÐa

No one knows how Porfirio entered the United States. Some say he traveled on the winds of a sandstorm, others say he walked over the hills, and still others say he flew. In the first story of this masterful collection, Porfirio, the donkey, follows the very real, human flight north. Whimsical and magical, PorfirioÍs journey becomes mythologized as part of the lore of the trail of people moving north. From DoÐa AsunciÑn, who by sheer force of will helps her terminally ill son outwit scienceto a very exhausted Lady Death who has lost all interest in her vocationto a bottle-blond phone sex girl whoÍs looking for loveGonzàlez ViaÐa pens bold and powerful depictions of immigrant life. Infused with the hearty folk traditions of Latin America, these stories follow immigrants as they face fierce challenges in adapting to life on the other side of the border.

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212

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Arte Publico Press

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1611920604

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9781611920604

Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Shipping, Transport and Labour

By: Eduardo Aznar Vallejo

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Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Shipping, Transport and Labour

By: Eduardo Aznar Vallejo

Presents a wealth of original research findings on how medieval ports actually worked, providing new insights on shipping, trade, port society and culture, and systems of regional and international integration.

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221

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783276150

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9781783276158

The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula

By: Eduardo de Juana,Ernest Garcia

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The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula

By: Eduardo de Juana,Ernest Garcia

This authoritative title is the definitive avifauna covering the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberian Peninsula is one of Europe's most ornithologically varied regions offering a host of regional specialities. It includes famous birding hotspots such as the Coto Donaña wetlands, mountainous areas such as the Picos de Europa and the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean cork and holm oak forests of the southwest, the migration crossroads of the Strait of Gibraltar and the steppe-like plains of Extremadura and Alentejo. Large numbers of birders from around Europe visit the region to see this wealth of winged wildlife, but to date there has been no comprehensive regional avifauna in English. Birds of the Iberian Peninsula is a national avifauna that fills this gap in the ornithological literature. Full-colour throughout, the book begins with authoritative introductory chapters covering subjects such as geography, climate, habitats, the history of Iberian ornithology and the composition of the avifauna. The species accounts then cover every species recorded in mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra, including the many vagrants. For each species there is detailed treatment of distribution – with maps of breeding and wintering ranges – habitat selection, population trends, historical and current status, migration and conservation.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472905911

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9781472905918

American Dreams

By: Eduardo González Viaña

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American Dreams

By: Eduardo González Viaña

From Dona Asuncion, who by sheer force of will helps her terminally ill son outwit science ... to a very exhausted Lady Death who has lost all interest in her vocation ... to a bottle-blond phone-sex girl who's looking for love ... Gonzalez Viana pens depictions of immigrant life. Infused with the folk traditions of Latin America, these stories follow immigrants as they face fierce challenges in adapting to life on the other side of the border."--Jacket.

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1558854479

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Dante's Ballad

By: Eduardo González Viaña

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Dante's Ballad

By: Eduardo González Viaña

Dante encourages his fifteen-year-old daughter to date only Spanish-speaking Hispanics, but she ignores his advice and runs off with a non-Spanish speaking Latino with tatoos and a shaved head. The disappearance cannot be reported to the police because Dante is in the U.S. illegally. So he sets out for Las Vegas, where the boyfriend supposedly lives, a journey that ultimately sheds light on issues such as immigration, cultural assimilation, and the future of the Latin American presence in the United States.

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Book's by Eduardo Gonzalez Viana

Dante's Ballad

Dante's Ballad

American Dreams

American Dreams

Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula

The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula

American Dreams

American Dreams

Dante's Ballad

Dante's Ballad

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