Every Night Is Ladies' Night: Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060559624 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Beautiful, Accomplished Debut Daniel Olivas One of the truths revealed by Los Angeles fiction is that it includes, by necessity, tales from those small cities that adhere to the ragged edges of Los Angeles proper. In Michael Jaime-Becerra's subtle and beautiful debut collection, "Every Night is Ladies' Night," we are introduced to one such city: El Monte. Jaime-Becerra spins ten interl. Jaime-Becera brings the invisible to sight, breathes dignity to Mexican-American experience The Mexican-American characters who populate the short stories in Michael Jaime-Becerra's "Every Night Is Ladies' Night" live severely circumscribed lives. The grit of poverty, limited opportunities and lack of education wears them down. They are suspicious of language, wary of false sentiment and contemptuous of weakness. Lacking many of the. A. Ross said Outstanding Debut. This debut collection of ten interconnected short stories revolves around the inhabitants of El Monte, a blue-collar Los Angles suburb best known for a 1995 sweatshop raid that raised awareness of the plight of indentured workers within American borders. Los Angeles occupies such a large place in American popular culture and myth that stories
The cast of recurring characters Jaime-Becerra has expertly created rings true: people whose hands show signs of hard work, who are optimistic enough to want to dance even if their feet are tired, and who go to bed at night and know just how long they are allowed to sleep before the obligations of their next day begin.From a teenage boy who lives in the shadow of his wild Goth sister, to a race car driver hot after the Mexican beauty queen of his dreams, to Grandpa Lopez, an on-the-road trucker who surprises his family by showing up for his granddaughter's wedding only to peel away with her dress on the day of the ceremony, readers will wholeheartedly engage themselves in Jaime-Becerra's vibrant, literary universe.Michael Jaime-Bec
. When they get into troubleâ€"which is oftenâ€"it's because of their surroundings. Instead, he runs into Lencho, who demands a musical performance in exchange for his help in the search. Many of the characters and story lines revolve around the up-and-down fortunes of the Cruz family, starting with "The Corrido of Hector Cruz," which involves the efforts of an auto shop owner to balance the concerns of his newly pregnant wife with those of his troubled nephew Lencho, who comes to live with the couple after getting out of prison. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Jaime-Becerra's characters are notable for their innocence and good intentions. The author's ability to get inside the hearts and minds of his ch
Michael Jaime-Becerra was raised in El Monte, California. . He still lives in the area and is at work on a novel