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Francisco Goldman

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The Mongolian Conspiracy (1969) — Einführung, einige Ausgaben138 Exemplare
Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural (1998) — Mitwirkender — 138 Exemplare
Goddess of the Americas (1996) — Mitwirkender — 101 Exemplare
McSweeney's Issue 42 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): Multiples (2013) — Mitwirkender — 62 Exemplare
Granta 129: Fate (2014) — Mitwirkender — 58 Exemplare
The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature (2010) — Mitwirkender — 58 Exemplare
Read Harder: Five More Years of Great Writing from the Believer (2014) — Mitwirkender — 37 Exemplare
Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory, and Justice in Guatemala (Kindle Single) (2012) — Nachwort, einige Ausgaben9 Exemplare

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Geburtstag
1954
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
USA

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A densely packed and wonderful family story of a complex group of people over three generations. The main character (Francisco) comes from a Jewish father and a Guatemalan mother who becomes a writer and he struggles to make sense of his complex background. As a youth he is called Monkey Boy by bullies and eventually overcomes this stigma. He has a complicated abusive father and his kind mother also tries to get past dad's abuse. Grandma and other relatives are major players in the book book set in the United Atates and Guatemala. The novel deserves all of it's plaudets.… (mehr)
 
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muddyboy | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 29, 2022 |
Compelling enough, but didn't quite have the bite or the romance of Oscar Wao, for all the similarities. Others may have better luck, though. It may be the story of a troubled relationship with Judaism and ageing parents was a bit close to home for some wintry escapism.
 
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alexrichman | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 16, 2022 |
I want to accuse this book of not rising above being a ridiculously sentimental love note to/about a dead wife, and it doesn't, but it doesn't try to. In that definition, it is a success, it is beautiful and it is worth reading. It's sad without being dark. I have to admit it's too depressing for me.
 
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ehershey | 18 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 24, 2022 |
Picked this up because of his interview with NPR, which was interesting. His story seemed to be engaging as he overcame a dysfunctional childhood and an abusive parent. I am also interested in stories of "hybrid" households, of people from very different cultures. But I found the book rambling and self-indulgent and a difficult book with which to stay engaged.
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Mark.Kosminskas | 3 weitere Rezensionen | Jun 17, 2021 |

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