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House of Houses

by Pat Mora
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Combining poetic language and the traditions of magic realism to paint a vivid portrait of her family, Pat Mora's House of Houses is an unconventional memoir that reads as if every member, death notwithstanding, is in one room talking, laughing, and crying. In a salute to the Day of the Dead, the story begins with a visit to the cemetery in which all of her deceased relatives come alive to share stories of the family, literally bringing the food to their own funerals. From there the book covers a year in the life of her clan, revealing the personalities and events that Mora herself so desperately yearns to know and understand.
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Series: Camino del Sol Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 31, 2022

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  • ISBN: 9780816549023
  • Release date: May 31, 2022

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  • ISBN: 9780816549023
  • File size: 2031 KB
  • Release date: May 31, 2022
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

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English

Combining poetic language and the traditions of magic realism to paint a vivid portrait of her family, Pat Mora's House of Houses is an unconventional memoir that reads as if every member, death notwithstanding, is in one room talking, laughing, and crying. In a salute to the Day of the Dead, the story begins with a visit to the cemetery in which all of her deceased relatives come alive to share stories of the family, literally bringing the food to their own funerals. From there the book covers a year in the life of her clan, revealing the personalities and events that Mora herself so desperately yearns to know and understand.
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction