SapogoniaA New York Times Notable Book • "A complex, engaging novel...Sapogonia will establish Castillo as one of our finest Chicana novelists." --Rudolfo Anaya The author of So Far From God, Ana Castillo confronts the complex issues of race and identity facing those of mixed heritage through the struggles of Máximo Madrigal, an expatriate of Sapogonia, the metaphorical homeleand of all mestizos. Subtly political, it demonstrates how warring blood within a single body resists any peaceful resolution. |
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Page 33
... cigarette on the floor . " Why ? " " I wondered if you had felt sorry for her all along . . . " I said . I couldn't help myself . I was so fixed on the idea that I was right that I couldn't think of tact at that moment . " It's possible ...
... cigarette on the floor . " Why ? " " I wondered if you had felt sorry for her all along . . . " I said . I couldn't help myself . I was so fixed on the idea that I was right that I couldn't think of tact at that moment . " It's possible ...
Page 164
... cigarette . The adrenaline from her performance continued to rush through her body . She wanted to mingle with other lives , tell them about how she sang Lennon's " Imagine " in Spanish . She had translated it herself . Could they ...
... cigarette . The adrenaline from her performance continued to rush through her body . She wanted to mingle with other lives , tell them about how she sang Lennon's " Imagine " in Spanish . She had translated it herself . Could they ...
Page 217
... cigarette . " Let's go , " you say to Mary Lou and you both leave the room together . Someone whispers in your ear in the cafeteria the next day , " Watch out ! Elaine's mad at you , honey , for messin ' with one of her women ...
... cigarette . " Let's go , " you say to Mary Lou and you both leave the room together . Someone whispers in your ear in the cafeteria the next day , " Watch out ! Elaine's mad at you , honey , for messin ' with one of her women ...
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