{"product_id":"this-war-called-love-nine-stories-9780872863941","title":"This War Called Love: Nine Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Mexico City to San Francisco's Mission District, nothing comes easy--in life or in love. Here is an unstereotypical view of a world as treacherous as it is tender, as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. Authentic and honest, these nine stories focus on today's Latino men, their strength and vulnerability, their fears and deepest desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Danger, cruelty, lust, loss, blood, death and dance. . . . Couldn't put the book down. So hot I had to smother it in half and half. Murgu a's a master of hearts on fire, working his storytelling anvil late at night, in a wrecked cubicle of SF called La Mission. No doubt the hungriest fiction and the most ferocious collection in the last three decades.\"--Juan Felipe Herrera, author of \u003cem\u003eBorder Crosser with a Lamborghini Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alejandro Murgu a has returned the short story to the people. Though some of his characters are down on their luck, the author has hit the literary jackpot with this one. He's been revered as an artist for decades among the multicultural cognoscenti, and the publication of this fabulous volume will confirm for many readers what we knew all along.\"--Ishmael Reed, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Reed Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book of rare intensity and transcultural joy --Jos  David Sald var, author of \u003cem\u003eBorder Matters: Remapping American Cultural Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nine tales of life in Mexico City and the Mission District depicted . . . crackle with energy without losing sight of their narratives. . . .  Murguia's] Mission district is not a hipster haven but a melting pot for Latinos from all over the Americas, and his Mexico City is a thriving cultural whirlwind.--\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlejandro Murgu a begins \u003cem\u003eThis War Called Love: Nine Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, his second collection, with an unforgettable portrait of Mexico City in the summer of 1956. Murgu a's prose has the captivating quality that can only flow from a narrator who is himself captivated by his passions. A born storyteller, Murgu a sustains flawlessly believable first-person narratives, which gives his prose much of its warmth and nuance.--\u003cem\u003eThe San Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts funny and sad, Murgu a's short stories depict, with tender and sometimes unflinching detail, love, life, and growing up Hispanic. . . . Although the best of the collection are on the darker side, Murgu a also shines in the more lighthearted stories . . . Free of stereotypes and always honest, this collection presents Latino Chicano life at full throttle.--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthentic and honest, these stories focus on today's Latin men, their strength and vulnerability, their fears and deepest desires.--\u003cem\u003eLatin Style\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlejandro Murgu a was born in California, but raised in Mexico City. His experiences as an international volunteer in the Nicaraguan Insurrection of 1979 are recounted in his second collection of short stories \u003cem\u003eSouthern Front\u003c\/em\u003e (American Book Award, 1991). He lives in San Francisco, where he teaches Latin American literature at San Francisco State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872863941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.26h x 5.04w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 613\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2002 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2002 pg. 1924\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2003 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2002\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alejandro Murgu\u0026#237;a","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41285370183861,"sku":"9780872863941","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2bfbcbb3-f2b1-49f3-ab4d-bb928fb850df.jpg?v=1635224353","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-war-called-love-nine-stories-9780872863941","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}