The Border Is Burning

by Ito Romo

Overview

2013 Southwest Books of the Year

Loners, families, fathers, wives—anyone who lives on the border between Mexico and the United States also lives on a border of violence and complexity. Here a master of Chicano noir explores that world in lean and haunting stories that you will never forget.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826365668
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	09/22/2023
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ito Romo teaches literature and creative writing at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of El Puente / The Bridge (UNM Press).

Editorial Reviews

"The result of [Romo's] direct and unflinching language is a work of fiction that denies any predilections toward glossing over situations, but that is Romo's gift: he forces us not only to look but also to actually see these characters and admit that these lives mirror the lives of people we would like to ignore or forget."—Concho River Review

"This suite of Romo cuentitos evokes a world in which chaos is rampant, and the gyre of events is ever-widening, threatening to explode. Yet these stark vignettes nonetheless show great compassion for people who Romo says are usually dismissed as 'villains, lepers, and murderers.'"—Texas Monthly

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