Odyssey to the North

Fiction. Latino/a Studies. Translated from the Spanish by Susan Giersbach Rascon. Showing both the heartbreak and the humor of life in a strange culture, award-winning author Mario Benecastro creates a caring portrait of Calixto as he seeks not only work, but safety from unjust persecution in his homeland. The even-tempered prose of this quietly resolute political novel gives voice to a generation of Central American immigrants...The novel's dramatic tension emerges through a series of interpolated flashbacks. Through an artful collage of the conversations between [the hero] Calixto and his friends, news reports, courtroom transcripts, love letters, and anecdotes, Bencastro documents the hardships Calixto suffers...Unpretentious and reportorial, Benecastro's tone is welcomingly understated -- and his message is more powerful for it -- Publishers Weekly.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Published: 01/01/1998
ISBN: 9781558852563
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.54w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/26/1998 pg. 44
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/1998 pg. 1627

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 35000 / Odyssey to the North
Reading Level: 6.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 8