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They Say that I Am Two

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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From 1985 to 1996, Marcos McPeek Villatoro lived in various Latino worlds, both in the United States and in Central America. A richly hued-tapestry of his life and the lives of the people around him during that decade emerges in They Say that I Am Two. Villatoro writes about witnessing friends disappear in raids by immigration agents and making love in a Guatemalan jungle where death squads wait silently outside the door. As a man of two distinct ethnic backgrounds, his poetry invites us to explore the deeper, sometimes disturbing questions regarding race and culture. His verse, both in English and Spanish, draws us into the personal and the political, from the vision of a beautiful, young Nicaraguan woman guarding the Honduran border during wartime to the raucous, heretical reflections upon organized religion. Poignant, comic and planted deep in the rich soil of many languages and voices, They Say that I Am Two introduces the unique and singular voice of a man whose poetry resists the entrapment of borders.

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1611923085

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Home Killings

By: Marcos Villatoro

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Home Killings

By: Marcos Villatoro

Rookie cop Romilia Chacón finds herself involved in her first big case when she uncovers cermonially slaughtered cadavers, and it is up to her to determine who is responsible for the killings.

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044024210X

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A Fire in the Earth

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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A Fire in the Earth

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

A devastating earthquake gives birth to the tumultuous saga that follows an Indian patriarch as he leads his clan to claim the moist, fertile soil that rises out of the tremors and destruction. Amid chaos and catastrophe, the human spirit is challenged to discover its true strength in Marcos McPeek VillatoroÍs spellbinding novel, A Fire in the Earth. The birth of a child at the exact moment of simultaneous death and rebirth in the aftermath of the tremors is an omen of joy and prosperity for the ColÑnez family and the settlers of El Comienzo, The Beginning, as the colony is named. But in this epic story that captures the trials of a Central American nation during the first three decades of this century, setting the stage for the tragedies of the last twenty years, happiness is short-lived. Faced with overwhelming competition from foreign entrepreneurs, the ColÑnez family starves on this promised land, now a forest of coffee trees that enriches the absentee landlords, the ruling families. The clan is split; the stage is set for civil war. McPeek VillatoroÍs epic tale is a monument to the people of Central America. A Fire in the Earth keeps faith with all tempestuous elements and outragesthe courage, the suffering, and the ultimate liberationin the remarkable lives it narrates. Fast-paced, yet poetic, this powerful novel is a page-turner that invites no interruption.

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1611921473

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A Fire in the Earth

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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They Say that I Am Two

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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The Holy Spirit of My Uncle's Cojones

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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The Holy Spirit of My Uncle's Cojones

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

The Holy Spirit of My UncleÍs Cojones is a sexy coming-of-age novel. ItÍs the summer of 1978 and sixteen-year-old Antonio ñTonyî McCaugh has tried to commit suicide. Rather than hire an expensive psychologist, TonyÍs mother flies him from his Appalachian fatherÍs house to San Francisco so he can spend the summer with his womanizing, pot-smoking, peyote-eating Uncle Juan ñJackî Villalobos. Hanging out with Jack, she believes, is guaranteed to shake Tony out of his depression. Tony and Jack are soon embarked on a rollicking run for their lives in JackÍs 1967 Mustang. Their adventurous flight takes them into Mexico and refuge in the home of JackÍs true lovehis ex-wife. At first embarrassed by his uncleÍs flagrant Latino mannerisms, Tony soon sees Jack as much more than the macho clich? that the family legends have made of him. Jack, in turn, helps Tony come to terms with his own Latino identity, ultimately rousing his desire to live. This outrageous page turner is the first installment of a trilogy featuring Antonio ñTonyî McCaugh.

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Arte Publico Press

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1611921767

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9781611921762

Minos

A Romilla Chacón Mystery

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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A Romilla Chacón Mystery

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

Haunted by the death of her beloved sister, Latina detective Romilia Chacn risks her life and her career as she embarks on a personal quest for vengeance against the brutal sadist, a serial killer known as the Whisperer because of the cryptic messages he leaves at the scene of his horrific crimes. Original.

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0440242215

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A Venom Beneath the Skin

A Romilia Chacón Novel

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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A Venom Beneath the Skin

A Romilia Chacón Novel

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

Deep in the rugged Scottish countryside lies the Highland Targe, an ancient relic that, along with its Guardian, protects the heart of the Highlands.For centuries, the MacAlpin clan has watched over the Targe, but Lady Elspet, the current Guardian, is gravely ill. Her niece Rowan MacGregor, the rock of the family, is doing everything she can to hold her clan together when she meets Nicholas fitz Hugh.Handsome and charming, Nicholas quickly joins clan life -- yet he is not what he seems. A cunning spy, Nicholas is charged by the king of England with stealing the Targe, part of a plot to break the Scottish rebellion.Despite his loyalty to the king, Nicholas finds himself falling for beautiful Rowan. When Lady Elspet's health worsens and the guardianship is in question, Nicholas must choose between the king's will and his own. Can he betray his king and mission? Or will he turn on the woman he loves and the family he has come to care for?

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243

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Justin, Charles & Co.

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1932112375

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A Venom Beneath the Skin

By: Marcos Villatoro

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A Venom Beneath the Skin

By: Marcos Villatoro

Latina detective Romilia Chac, n is back again--and another serial killer is on her heels. She has gone from policewoman to FBI agent, but the move just might have put her into more danger.

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Random House Digital, Inc.

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0440242223

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9780440242222

Home Killings

By: Marcos Villatoro

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Rookie cop Romilia Chacón finds herself involved in her first big case when she uncovers cermonially slaughtered cadavers, and it is up to her to determine who is responsible for the killings.

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On Tuesday, when the Homeless Disappeared

Poems

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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On Tuesday, when the Homeless Disappeared

Poems

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

Marcos McPeek Villatoro is not afraid to discuss mysteries, truths, or injustices. He has lived them. Poet and novelist, activist and radio personality, Villatoro writes poetry steeped in formalism, free verse, and his own Salvadoran syntax. This new collection is a memoir-in-poems telling how the world appears to a Latin American immigrant. His sense of humanity is intact. He has a family, a job, a life in the States. But the face of the Mayan hero Tekœn Um‡n hangs in his office, and he has "made clear all political positions by standing behind the wooden mask of a dead man." Villatoro is a writer with a keen political sensibility and a sense of humor besides. After confronting the reader with weighty issues, he pauses to have an encounter with a curandera in a cornfield; to speculate on a visit from extraterrestrials; and to pay tribute to his free-spirited, loose-living Uncle Jack, who "chewed forest mushrooms like a rabbit, / Then howled at a California night / While whispering querida above open thighs." Combining Borgean logic, the grit of Neruda, and a heady dose of Zen, Villatoro offers a primer on how to integrate a history of brutality and injustice with the privilege and comfort of life in America. A final section of poems is presented in Spanish onlyÑa statement of ascendance, a strategy for identity preservation, a gift to the cognoscenti. Reading On Tuesday, When the Homeless Disappeared may make you shift in your seatÑperhaps even toss in your sleepÑas you encounter a poignant human voice that is unafraid to speak from the heart.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816523908

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9780816523900

Minos

A Romilla Chacón Mystery

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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A Romilla Chacón Mystery

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On Tuesday, when the Homeless Disappeared

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By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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They Say that I Am Two

Poems

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

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They Say that I Am Two

Poems

By: Marcos McPeek Villatoro

A collection of bilingual English-Spanish poetry by a writer from Iowa. In First Impressions, he writes: "I thought that / war / was / black and / white / with / scratches on the screen." By the author of the novel, A Fire in the Earth.

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Book's by Marcos McPeek Villatoro

They Say that I Am Two

They Say that I Am Two

Home Killings

Home Killings

A Fire in the Earth

A Fire in the Earth

A Fire in the Earth

A Fire in the Earth

They Say that I Am Two

They Say that I Am Two

The Holy Spirit of My Uncle's Cojones

The Holy Spirit of My Uncle's Cojones

Minos

Minos

A Venom Beneath the Skin

A Venom Beneath the Skin

A Venom Beneath the Skin

A Venom Beneath the Skin

Home Killings

Home Killings

On Tuesday, when the Homeless Disappeared

On Tuesday, when the Homeless Disappeared

Minos

Minos

On Tuesday, when the Homeless Disappeared

On Tuesday, when the Homeless Disappeared

They Say that I Am Two

They Say that I Am Two

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