Author : Luis J. Rodriguez
Release : 2003-03-04
Genre : Fiction
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The Republic of East LA - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Republic of East LA write by Luis J. Rodriguez. This book was released on 2003-03-04. The Republic of East LA available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. Whether hilariously capturing the voice of a philosophizing limo driver whose dream is to make the most of his rap-metal garage band in "My Ride, My Revolution," or the monologue-styled rant of a tes-ti-fy-ing! tent revivalist named Ysela in "Oiga," Rodriguez squeezes humor from the lives of people who are not ready to sacrifice their dreams due to circumstance. In these stories, Luis J. Rodriguez gives eloquent voice to the neighborhood where he spent many years as a resident, a father, an organizer, and, finally, a writer: a neighborhood that offers more to the world than its appearance allows.