The skull of Pancho Villa and other stories / Manuel Ramos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramos, Manuel, author.

Standardized Title:

Short stories. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Short stories.

Physical Description:

ix, 181 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Houston, Texas : Arte Público Press, [2015]

Summary:

"A variety of characters--writers, attorneys, Vietnam vets, cops, soldiers--populate these stories in which situations frequently aren't what they seem. An old man knows more about the disappearance of a neighbor than he lets on. A barber is involved in something that brings a ski-mask wearing, gun-toting hoodlum into his shop. And a cop accused of using excessive force hasn't told his family the whole truth. Many of these gripping stories feature Mexican Americans struggling with their circumstances as an ethnic minority in the United States. Others cover historical events, from the Mexican Revolution to an encounter with Jack Kerouac"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

No hablo Inglés

Texas afternoon

When the air conditioner quit

Outpost duty

White devils and cockroaches

When pigs fly and monkeys talk

The skull of Pancho Villa

If we had been dancing

Neighborhood watch

Murder movie

Bad haircut day

Backup

The smell of onions

The scent of terrified animals

The 405 is locked down

The truth is

Why Boston is his favorite town

Honesty is the best policy

La visión de mi madre

Kite lesson

Sentimental value

Fence busters.

ISBN:

9781558858084

1558858083

OCLC:

894313424