by Mario Bencastro (Author), Susan Giersbach Rascon (Translator)
Fiction. Latino/a Studies. Translated from the Spanish by Susan Giersbach Rascon. Showing both the heartbreak and the humor of life in a strange culture, award-winning author Mario Benecastro creates a caring portrait of Calixto as he seeks not only work, but safety from unjust persecution in his homeland. The even-tempered prose of this quietly resolute political novel gives voice to a generation of Central American immigrants...The novel's dramatic tension emerges through a series of interpolated flashbacks. Through an artful collage of the conversations between the hero] Calixto and his friends, news reports, courtroom transcripts, love letters, and anecdotes, Bencastro documents the hardships Calixto suffers...Unpretentious and reportorial, Benecastro's tone is welcomingly understated -- and his message is more powerful for it -- Publishers Weekly.
Number of Pages: 192
Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.54 IN
Publication Date: January 01, 1998
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Odyssey to the North
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 8
