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Cofer, Judith Oritz The Line of the Sun
Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. Univ of Georgia Press 1989 0820313351 / 9780820313351 Trade Paperback Near-Fine Signed by Author
SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED gift inscription, by the author - in book front - NO other writing or marks throughout book - NO tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - 291 pages - This first novel by an accomplished poet flavors the U.S. immigrant experience with a hint of magical realism. The story of Guzman, black sheep of a Puerto Rican village, is here told by his assimilited niece. Adventurous from childhood, the wild youth is ostracized because of an affair with a notorious older woman whose reputation as a spiritist does not save her from the wrath of righteous neighbors. Heading for New York and the American dream, Guzman wanders for more than a decade until he confronts his island roots in a violent, resonant denouement. A shaky transition between the novel's two main sections is offset by well-realized characters and vibrant depictions of Puerto Rican folk culture.
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