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Earnest, classical in form, grave and prestige.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- Arturo Islas
- First published
- 1984
- Pages
- 180
- Publisher
- Alexandrian Press, Harper Perennial, Avon Books
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780916485016
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First sentence
“A photograph of Mama chona and her grandson Miguel Angel-Miguel Chico or Mickie to his family-hovers above his head on the study wall beside the glass doors that open out into the garden.”
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