and the shadows took him [is] full of electricity. There's wit here, and suspense, and something even more valuable:
plain old wisdom....[O]ne of the most exciting novelistic debuts in a long, long time." --Steve
Yarbrough, author of Oxygen Man and Visible Spirits
"A
fine debut collection. Chacón has the sensibility (and the sense of humor!) to bring these stories heartbreakingly
to life." -- Cristina García, author of Dreming in Cuban and The Aguero Sisters
"Although a collection of stories, this book is A Portrait of the Chicano Artist as a Young Man, with the
author becoming more literary as the pieces accumulate. -- The New York Times Book Review
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Burciaga seeks the roots of his Chicano heritage in Mexico and Texas, telling today’s Mexican Americans
how the Chicano movement has changed their lives for the better. His personal anecdotes of growing up a stranger to both of
his native lands speak to today’s immigrants, especially the second and third generations.