Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe 2012
- Mexican-Americans, Coming of age, Homosexuality, Families
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
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Earnest, contemporary, classical in form and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 368
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster BFYR, Simon & Schuster Audio, Editora Seguinte
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- srp, English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISBN
- 9781797128481
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“CERTA NOITE DE VERÃO, CAÍ NO SONO DESEJANDO que o mundo fosse diferente quando eu acordasse.”
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