Bibliograph

Night at the Fiestas, stories, Kirstin Valdez Quade

Type

Label

Night at the Fiestas, stories, Kirstin Valdez Quade

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Night at the Fiestas

Oclc number

895030219

Responsibility statement

Kirstin Valdez Quade

Sub title

stories

Summary

A collection of ten stories that "plunge us into the fierce, troubled hearts of characters defined by the desire to escape the past or else to plumb its depths. The deadbeat father of a pregnant teenager tries to transform his life by playing the role of Jesus in a bloody penitential Passion. A young man discovers that his estranged father and a boa constrictor have been squatting in his grandmother's empty house. A lonely retiree new to Santa Fe becomes obsessed with her housekeeper ... Always hopeful, these stories chart the passions and obligations of family life, exploring themes of race, class, and coming-of-age" --Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Nemecia -- Mojave rats -- The five wounds -- Night at the Fiestas -- The guesthouse -- Family reunion -- Jubilee -- Ordinary sins -- Canute commands the Tides -- The Manzanos

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