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The Deportation of Wopper Barraza. A Novel.
Maceo Montoya
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Description for The Deportation of Wopper Barraza. A Novel.
Paperback. After Wopper Barraza's fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his deportation and now he has to move back to Michoacan. His story unfolds as life in a rural village takes him in new and unexpected directions. We know this story from the headlines, but up to now it has been unexplored literary territory." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
After Wopper Barraza’s fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his immediate deportation. “But I haven’t been there since I was a little kid,” says Wopper, whose parents brought him to California when he was three years old. Now he has to move back to Michoacán. When he learns that his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, the future looks even more uncertain. Wopper's story unfolds as life in a rural village takes him in new and unexpected directions.
This immigrant saga in reverse is a story of young people who must live with the reality of their parents’ dream. We ... Read more
After Wopper Barraza’s fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his immediate deportation. “But I haven’t been there since I was a little kid,” says Wopper, whose parents brought him to California when he was three years old. Now he has to move back to Michoacán. When he learns that his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, the future looks even more uncertain. Wopper's story unfolds as life in a rural village takes him in new and unexpected directions.
This immigrant saga in reverse is a story of young people who must live with the reality of their parents’ dream. We ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826354365
SKU
V9780826354365
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About Maceo Montoya
Maceo Montoya is an assistant professor in the Chicana/o studies department at UC Davis and an affiliated faculty member of Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer (TANA), a community-based art center in Woodland, California.
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