The Tijuana book of the dead: poems
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Berkeley : Soft Skull Press, [2015].
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197 pages ; 23 cm.
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"From the author of Pulitzer-nominated The Devil's Highway and national bestseller The Hummingbird's Daughter comes an exquisitely composed collection of poetry on life at the border. Weaving English and Spanish languages as fluidly as he blends cultures of the southwest, Luis Urrea offers a tour of Tijuana, spanning from Skid Row, to the suburbs of East Los Angeles, to the stunning yet deadly Mojave Desert, to Mexico and the border fence itself. Mixing lyricism and colloquial voices, mysticism and the daily grind, Urrea explores duality and the concept of blurring borders in a melting pot society"--
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9781619024823, 1619024829
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"From the author of Pulitzer-nominated The Devil's Highway and national bestseller The Hummingbird's Daughter comes an exquisitely composed collection of poetry on life at the border. Weaving English and Spanish languages as fluidly as he blends cultures of the southwest, Luis Urrea offers a tour of Tijuana, spanning from Skid Row, to the suburbs of East Los Angeles, to the stunning yet deadly Mojave Desert, to Mexico and the border fence itself. Mixing lyricism and colloquial voices, mysticism and the daily grind, Urrea explores duality and the concept of blurring borders in a melting pot society"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Urrea, L. A. (2015). The Tijuana book of the dead: poems. Berkeley, Soft Skull Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Urrea, Luis Alberto. 2015. The Tijuana Book of the Dead: Poems. Berkeley, Soft Skull Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Urrea, Luis Alberto, The Tijuana Book of the Dead: Poems. Berkeley, Soft Skull Press, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Tijuana Book of the Dead: Poems. Berkeley, Soft Skull Press, 2015.
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