{"product_id":"brownsville-paperback","title":"Brownsville - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar Casares\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Terrific stories...Just about perfect\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e): \u003ci\u003eBrownsville \u003c\/i\u003eis the collection that established Oscar Casares as one of the leading voices in the literature of the modern Southwest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the country's edge, on the Mexican border, Brownsville, Texas, is a town like many others. It is a place where people work hard to create better lives for their children, where people bear grudges against their neighbors, where love blossoms only to fade, and where the only real certainty is that life holds surprises. \u003cbr\u003eIn his sparkling debut, Oscar Casares creates a cast of unforgettable characters confronting everyday possibilities and contradictions: Diego, an eleven-year-old whose job at a fireworks stand teaches him a lesson in defiance; Bony, a young man whose discovery of a monkey's head on his lawn drives a wedge between him and his parents; Lola, whose stolen bowling ball offers an unlikely chance for change. The achievement of \u003ci\u003eBrownsville \u003c\/i\u003elies in its remarkably honest portrayal of these lives -- the lives of people whose dreams and yearnings and regrets are at once unique and universal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marvelous...\u003ci\u003eBrownsville \u003c\/i\u003eresembles early Steinbeck work more than anything else.\" --Carolyn See, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscar Casares gave up a successful career in advertising to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. He received an MFA at Iowa and his stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eIowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThreepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBrownsville\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44308781006950,"sku":"9780316146807","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TjdEN0pLWVFqb2EzSGkxV0NubEFOZz09.webp?v=1767801322","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/brownsville-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}