Bodega Dreams
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Bodega Dreams
Book Details
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Coming of Age
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN-13
- 9780375705892
- ISBN-10
- 0375705899
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ISBN: 0375705899
Author: Quinonez, Ernesto
Condition: Used
In this "thriller with literary merit" (Time Out New York), a stunning narrative combines the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley.Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty-and a steady income from the drugs he pushes.Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder."Bodega is a fascinating character. . . . The story [Quionez] tells has energy and verve." -The New York Times Book Review
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