The Water Museum
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Examining the borders between one nation and another, between one person and another, Urrea reveals his mastery of the short...
Published By Back Bay Books
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 272
Publication Date 04/26/2016
ISBN 9780316334396
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches
"All 13 stories are realistic and unsparing, as unflinching and hard-hitting as they are beautiful. It's difficult to find comparisons to an author as original as Urrea, a kind of literary badass who still believes in love. The Water Museum is a brilliant, powerful collection, and Luis Alberto Urrea is a master storyteller with a rock and roll heart."—NPR.org
"Urrea, celebrated for his historical sagas and nonfiction, offers 13 stories that reflect both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader's understanding of human boundaries...Urrea's command of language is matched only by his empathy for his characters."—Kirkus (Starred Review)
"Urrea has a wonderful eye for details and captures each story's context with wonderfully sharp observations... These stories are vibrant, tender, and invoke a strong sense of place."—Publishers Weekly