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El Penco - Ann McGlinn - Bog

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Mateo Xavier Manuel Rodriguez Aguerra-Veracruz, known to everyone as Penco (slang for "orphan") is an artist from northern New Mexico. Twelve years ago, Penco hitchhiked to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to start a new life. Single-minded about his painting and haunted by memories of the lost world of his childhood, he has become a recluse. When Penco starts to work as a bus driver, the chaotic streets and characters of Juárez begin to reconnect him with the world. He spends time with friends from El Café Misión, a local bar frequented by the elusive Gabriella, a fellow artist; Penco''s best friend Frederico, the head chef at the only four-star restaurant in the city; Twain de Vaca, a American film studies student who irritates Penco with his admiration; and a German tightrope walker, Heinrich Damrosch. Ultimately, Penco''s friends, the bus passengers, and encounters with three strangers allow him to confront the haunting images and fears from his childhood, a necessary step if he is ever to return home.Ann McGlinn lived and worked in Juárez in the 1990s, before the city became most known as a place of violence. With a poet''s economy of style, she has captured the gritty essence of the city and its vibrant communities in those years.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780991121526
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 182
  • Udgivet:
  • 3. februar 2014
  • Størrelse:
  • 203x134x19 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 210 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 6. december 2024
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Mateo Xavier Manuel Rodriguez Aguerra-Veracruz, known to everyone as Penco (slang for "orphan") is an artist from northern New Mexico. Twelve years ago, Penco hitchhiked to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to start a new life. Single-minded about his painting and haunted by memories of the lost world of his childhood, he has become a recluse. When Penco starts to work as a bus driver, the chaotic streets and characters of Juárez begin to reconnect him with the world. He spends time with friends from El Café Misión, a local bar frequented by the elusive Gabriella, a fellow artist; Penco''s best friend Frederico, the head chef at the only four-star restaurant in the city; Twain de Vaca, a American film studies student who irritates Penco with his admiration; and a German tightrope walker, Heinrich Damrosch. Ultimately, Penco''s friends, the bus passengers, and encounters with three strangers allow him to confront the haunting images and fears from his childhood, a necessary step if he is ever to return home.Ann McGlinn lived and worked in Juárez in the 1990s, before the city became most known as a place of violence. With a poet''s economy of style, she has captured the gritty essence of the city and its vibrant communities in those years.

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