Butterfly boy memories of a Chicano mariposa by Rigoberto González ISBN 13: 9780299219000

University of Wisconsin Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Wisconsin Press. Used - Like New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.

University of Wisconsin Press, 6/20/2006 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 0.7008 in x 9.2992 in x 6.0000 in. May contain highlighting/underlining/notes/etc. May have used stickers on cover. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed to be included with used books.

Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. AQ2 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Writing in Latinidad, Autobiographical Voices of U.S. Latino/as. Heartbreaking, poetic, and intensely personal, Butterfly Boy is a unique coming out and coming-of-age story of a first-generation Chicano who trades one life for another, only to discover that history and memory are not exchangeable or forgettable. Growing up among poor migrant Mexican farmworkers, Rigoberto González also faces the pressure of coming-of-age as a gay man in a culture that prizes machismo. Losing his mother when he is twelve, González must then confront his father's abandonment and an abiding sense of cultural estrangement, both from his adopted home in the United States and from a Mexican birthright. His only sense of connection gets forged in a violent relationship with… Read More

Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. AQ1 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Writing in Latinidad, Autobiographical Voices of U.S. Latino/as. Heartbreaking, poetic, and intensely personal, Butterfly Boy is a unique coming out and coming-of-age story of a first-generation Chicano who trades one life for another, only to discover that history and memory are not exchangeable or forgettable. Growing up among poor migrant Mexican farmworkers, Rigoberto González also faces the pressure of coming-of-age as a gay man in a culture that prizes machismo. Losing his mother when he is twelve, González must then confront his father's abandonment and an abiding sense of cultural estrangement, both from his adopted home in the United States and from a Mexican birthright. His only sense of connection gets forged in a violent relationship with… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Wisconsin Press, 2006-06-20. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

Univ of Wisconsin Pr, 2006. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 207 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches.

University of Wisconsin Press, 2006-06-20. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!