Bless me, Papi / Ayendy Bonifacio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonifacio, Ayendy, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dominican Americans--Fiction.

Dominican Americans.

Fathers and sons--Fiction.

Fathers and sons.

Fathers--Death--Fiction.

Fathers.

Grief--Fiction.

Grief.

Dominican Republic--Fiction.

Dominican Republic.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.).

Genre:

Young adult fiction.

Fiction

Novels

Magic realist fiction.

Novels.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

181 pages ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Bless me, Papi : a novel

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Illinois : Curbstone Books/Northwestern University Press, 2026.

Language Note:

Text in English with some Spanish and Dominican slang throughout.

Summary:

"A coming-of-age tale of a young Dominican American boy facing a grave loss and a feathered phantom"-- Provided by publisher.

"A coming-of-age tale of a young Dominican American boy facing a grave loss and a feathered phantom. Between the looming buildings of Brooklyn, a young Dominican American boy only ever called mijo by his family has just lost his father to brain cancer. In the wake of his grief, he begins to see his deceased father take the form of a pigeon and ghost, acting as protector and advisor in moments of duress and confusion. Determined to find out the truth behind his father's appearances, he sets out on the streets of Brooklyn with his outspoken friend Naño, and in the hills of the Dominican Republic with his cousin Matias, in search of answers, only to discover more ghostly apparitions and inexplicable occurrences. In a world of lost things and in-betweens, the grief-stricken son must choose whether he can bear to let go of his father or accept the consequences of what we let haunt us"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9798899480409

OCLC:

1581085600