The Last Flight of Jose Luis Balboa

Set in vibrant, multicultural Miami, The Last Flight of José Luis Balboa is an absorbing debut collection of short stories from a gifted writer. Gonzalo Barr captures this international hub city in all its roiling guises, from the opulence of South Beach to the ferocity of Little Havana. Barr introduces us to unforgettable characters -- an unscrupulous newscaster, a Lincoln Road bar manager, a beautiful but cruel teenaged heartbreaker, and the title character, a suicidal Latin pop star -- in situations that teem with humor and brutality, absurdity and poignance. This remarkable debut offers a vivid portrait of a city defined by a blur of cultures.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 08/01/2006
ISBN: 9780618658862
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 5.50h x 8.40w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/10/2006 pg. 52
Entertainment Weekly 09/15/2006 pg. 79
Poder Hispanic 11/01/2006 pg. 75