Tijuana Book of the Dead

From the author of Pulitzer-nominated The Devil's Highway and national bestseller The Hummingbird's Daughter comes an exquisitely composed collection of poetry on life at the border. Weaving English and Spanish languages as fluidly as he blends cultures of the southwest, Luis Urrea offers a tour of Tijuana, spanning from Skid Row, to the suburbs of East Los Angeles, to the stunning yet deadly Mojave Desert, to Mexico and the border fence itself. Mixing lyricism and colloquial voices, mysticism and the daily grind, Urrea explores duality and the concept of blurring borders in a melting pot society.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Published: 03/17/2015
ISBN: 9781619024823
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/19/2015
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 18
Library Journal 02/15/2015 pg. 106