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"Irreverently juggling magical realism, film noir, hip hop, and chicanismo, Karen Yamashita presents an L.A. where the homeless, gangsters, infant organ entrepreneurs, and Hollywood collide on a stretch of highway struck by disaster.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Karen Tei Yamashita
- First published
- 1997
- Pages
- 270
- Publisher
- Distributor, Consortium Book Sales, Coffee House Press
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781566890649
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