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Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa by González, Rigoberto
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
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- Binding
- Paperback
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- Book
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- ISBN
- 9780299219048
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10
0299219046
ISBN-13
9780299219048
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103162717
Product Key Features
Book Title
Butterfly Boy : Memories of a Chicano Mariposa
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Cultural Heritage, American / General, Literary, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Lgbt
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Book Series
Writing in Latinidad: Autobiographical Voices of U. S. Latinos/As Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Wrenching, angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality. The son and grandson of farmworkers, constantly moving between Mexico and the U.S., then and now, González weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish 'sissy-boy'; and his urgent longing for his sexy, abusive older lover. . . . An unforgettable story of leaving home today."- Booklist (Starred review) , "Wrenching, angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality. The son and grandson of farmworkers, constantly moving between Mexico and the U.S., then and now, Gonzlez weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish 'sissy-boy'; and his urgent longing for his sexy, abusive older lover. . . . An unforgettable story of leaving home today."-- Booklist (Starred review), "González's elegant, wrenching, and poetic memoir recounts his childhood among poor Mexican farmworkers, losing his mother at twelve, whippings for youthful cross-dressing, being abandoned by his father, and coming out and finding peace with his identity amid a culture where machismo is prized."-- Out, "A poignant, heartfelt memoir of a gay Latino . . . coming-of-age, played out against a relentless backdrop of abuse and neglect." - Kirkus Reviews, "This moving memoir of a young Chicano boy's maturing into a self-accepting gay adult is a beautifully executed portrait of the experience of being gay, Chicano and poor in the United States. . . . Gonzlez writes in a poetic yet straightforward style that heightens the power of his story."-- Publishers Weekly, "González's elegant, wrenching, and poetic memoir recounts his childhood among poor Mexican farmworkers, losing his mother at twelve, whippings for youthful cross-dressing, being abandoned by his father, and coming out and finding peace with his identity amid a culture where machismo is prized."- Out, "Angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality. The son and grandson of farmworkers, constantly moving between Mexico and the U.S., then and now, Gonz lez weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish "sissy-boy"; and his urgent longing for his sexy [but] abusive older lover. . . . An unforgettable story of leaving home."- Booklist, "Wrenching, angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality. The son and grandson of farmworkers, constantly moving between Mexico and the U.S., then and now, Gonz lez weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish 'sissy-boy'; and his urgent longing for his sexy, abusive older lover. . . . An unforgettable story of leaving home today."- Booklist (Starred review) , "Wrenching, angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality. The son and grandson of farmworkers, constantly moving between Mexico and the U.S., then and now, González weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish 'sissy-boy'; and his urgent longing for his sexy, abusive older lover. . . . An unforgettable story of leaving home today."-- Booklist (Starred review), "Wrenching, angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality. The son and grandson of farmworkers, constantly moving between Mexico and the U.S., then and now, González weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish 'sissy-boy'; and his urgent longing for his sexy, abusive older lover. . . . An unforgettable story of leaving home today."-- Booklist (Starred review) , "This moving memoir of a young Chicano boy's maturing into a self-accepting gay adult is a beautifully executed portrait of the experience of being gay, Chicano and poor in the United States. . . . Gonz lez writes in a poetic yet straightforward style that heightens the power of his story."- Publishers Weekly, "A gorgeous intersectional classic that helped define both borderland and queer memoir form."--Barrie Jean Borich, Literary Hub, "A poignant, heartfelt memoir of a gay Latino . . . coming-of-age, played out against a relentless backdrop of abuse and neglect."-- Kirkus Reviews, "Gonzlez's elegant, wrenching, and poetic memoir recounts his childhood among poor Mexican farmworkers, losing his mother at twelve, whippings for youthful cross-dressing, being abandoned by his father, and coming out and finding peace with his identity amid a culture where machismo is prized."-- Out, "A poignant, heartfelt memoir of a gay Latino . . . coming-of-age, played out against a relentless backdrop of abuse and neglect."- Kirkus Reviews, "This moving memoir of a young Chicano boy's maturing into a self-accepting gay adult is a beautifully executed portrait of the experience of being gay, Chicano and poor in the United States. . . . González writes in a poetic yet straightforward style that heightens the power of his story."-- Publishers Weekly, "This moving memoir of a young Chicano boy's maturing into a self-accepting gay adult is a beautifully executed portrait of the experience of being gay, Chicano and poor in the United States. . . . González writes in a poetic yet straightforward style that heightens the power of his story."- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Part 1: Smarting Points, Starting Points Summer's Passage, Southern California, 1990 Welcome to Indio, California, Pop. 36,793 Ghost Whisper to My Lover Now Leaving Mexicali, Baja California, Norte Ghost Whisper to My Lover Part 2: Childhood and Other Language Lessons Bakersfield, California, 1970-72 Zacapu, México, 1972-79 Thermal, California, 1979-80 Thermal, 1981-82 (Our Little Home on Top of the Garage) Summer's Passage Part 3: Adolescent Mariposa Ghost Whisper to My Lover Indio, 1983-88 ("El Campo" Years) Part 4: Zacapu Days and Nights of the Dead Summer's Passage Ghost Whisper to My Lover Zacapu, July 1990 (Imago) Part 5: Unpinned Riverside, California Ghost Whisper to My Lover
LC Classification Number
PS3557.O4695
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