| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 191 pages). |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
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Sexual orientation group: sxo Gay men lcdgt |
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Ethnic/cultural group: eth Mexican Americans lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
| Series |
Living out : gay and lesbian autobiographies |
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Living out.
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| Summary |
"Burdened by poverty, illiteracy, and vulnerability as Mexican immigrants to California's Coachella Valley, three generations of Goǹzlez men turn to vices or withdraw into depression. As brothers Rigoberto and Alex grow to manhood, they are haunted by the traumas of their mother's early death, their lonely youth, their father's desertion, and their grandfather's invective. Rigoberto's success in escaping--first to college and then by becoming a writer--is blighted by his struggles with alcohol and abusive relationships, while Alex contends with difficult family relations, his own rocky marriage, and fatherhood. Descending into a dark emotional space that compromises their mental and physical health, the brothers eventually find hope in aiding each other. This is an honest and revealing window into the complexities of Latino masculinity, the private lives of men, and the ways they build strength under the weight of grief, loss, and despair"--Publisher's description. |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 191). |
| Contents |
Opening Salvo -- Days of Hunger, Days of Want -- The Prisoner of Nahuatzen -- Adelina's Story -- Canto -- Take a Guess -- About Women -- A Complicated Man -- Post Mortem -- When the Hard Times Become Lonely Times -- Greetings From New York City, 1968 -- Brotherly Love -- A Oaxaca Journal -- Family Outing -- The Wondrous Flight of the Hummingbird -- Manpower |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
González, Rigoberto.
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González, Rigoberto -- Family.
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González, Rigoberto. (OCoLC)fst01545587
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Mexican American authors -- Biography.
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Mexican American gay people -- California -- Biography.
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Brothers -- California -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Hispanic gay men.
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Latino/a/x gay men.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- LGBT.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Hispanic American Studies.
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Mexican American gays. (OCoLC)fst01018983
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General.
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| Genre/Form |
Gay autobiographies.
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LGBTQ+ autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: González, Rigoberto. What drowns the flowers in your mouth. Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2018] 9780299316907 (DLC) 2017042900 (OCoLC)1003641909 |
| ISBN |
9780299316990 (electronic book) |
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0299316998 (electronic book) |
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