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Loteri´a, Sorteo Nocturno = the lottery, nocturnal sweepstakes / Elizabeth Torres.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Torres, Elizabeth, 1987- author.
- Series:
- Ambroggio Prize
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lotería (Game)--Poetry.
- Lotería (Game).
- Tarot--Poetry.
- Tarot.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson, Arizona : The University of Arizona Press, [2023]
- Language Note:
- Spanish and parallel English.
- Summary:
- "Lotería: Nocturnal Sweepstakes is a collection of deeply evocative coming-of-age poems that take the reader on a voyage through the intimate experiences of displacement. In this bilingual collection, Colombian American poet Elizabeth Torres threads together the stories of family dynamics and the realities of migration with the archetypes of tarot and the traditional Lotería game, used for centuries as an object of divination and entertainment. Through these themes and images, the poems in Lotería narrate intimate moments in the lives and journeys of migrants, refugees, and all who have been forced into metamorphosis in order to reach the other side of the river"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- El presagio / The Omen
- El floripondio / The Floripondio
- El gallo / The Rooster
- La casa / The House
- La granadilla / The Granadilla
- El diablito / The Devil
- La niña / The Child
- El miedo / The Fear
- La obra / The Play
- El pendulo / The Pendulum
- La violencia / The Violence
- El avión / The Airplane
- La especie / The Species
- El viaje / The Voyage
- El estado de las cosas / State of Affairs
- El diagnóstico / The Diagnosis
- El kilómetro / The Kilometer
- La aduana / The Customs Office
- La leche / The Milk
- El recien llegado / The Newcomer
- La muralla / The Wall
- El prestamo / The Loan
- El inventario / The Inventory
- El paraíso / Paradise
- El sorteo nocturno / Nocturnal Sweepstakes
- La luna / The Moon
- El panorama / The Outlook
- El árbol / The Tree
- El agua / Water
- La lluvia / The Rain
- Los constructores / The Builders
- La herencia / The Inheritance
- El pájaro / The Bird
- La corona / The Crown
- La incongruencia / The Incongruence
- La calavera / The Calavera
- El corresponsal de guerra / The War Correspondent
- La escalera / The Ladder
- La mosca / The Fly
- La familia / The Family
- La nación / The Motherland
- La mano / The Hand
- Los distintos espantos / Different Ghosts
- La muerte / Death
- Los cuervos / The Crows
- El tambor / The Drum
- La ciudad / The City
- La estrella / The Star
- El Xólotl / The Xolotl
- La lotería / The Lottery
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Ambroggio Prize of the Academy of American Poets, 2022
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Torres, Elizabeth Lotería
- ISBN:
- 9780816549610
- OCLC:
- 1356007372
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