American Son: A Novel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roley, Brian Ascalon.

Contributor:

GIC Course Text Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature: Fiction.

Local Subjects:

Literature: Fiction.

Edition:

First edition.

Summary:

Sold with a hard-edged purity that brings to mind Cormac McCarthy and Denis Johnson, American Son is the story of two Fllipiho brothers adrift in contemporary California. The older brother, Tomas, fashions himself into a Mexican gangster and breeds pricey attack dogs which he sells to Hollywood celebrities. The harrator is younger brother Gabe, who tries to avoid the tar pit of Tomas's waywardness, yet moves ever closer to embracing it. Their mother, who is now divorced from their American father, struggles to keep her sons in line while working two dead-end jobs. When Gabe runs away, he brings shame and unforeseen consequences to the family. Full of the ache of being caught in a violent and alienating world, American Son is a debut novel that captures the underbelly of the modern immigrant experience.

Contents:

Part 1 Balikbayan 9

Part 2 American Son 55

Part 3 A Dirty Penance 131.

ISBN:

9780393321548

0393321541