9780140159707
The Gangster of Love
Jessica Hagedorn
ISBN 13: 9780140159707
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Softcover
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THE GANGSTER OF LOVE tells the story of the Rivera family as they make their new life in the States--all the while haunted by the memory of the father and the homeland they left behind. Among its members are Rocky's haughty mother, Milagros, who has impulsively left her husband; Voltaire, her brother, prone to heavy depression and odd friendships with strangers; and Rocky herself, unsure about sex and worshipful of her boyfriend--the guitar-playing Elvis Chang--who must learn to find reality amidst the myths and lures of American success and idolatry.
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"A diffuse, sometimes frustrating, narrative of a young woman's coming of age in a strange land, with some compelling...scenes of cross-cultural misunderstanding."
Kirkus, 06/15/1996
Review:"The book is a patchwork of memories, dreams, drug trips, and song lyrics loosely held together by Rocky's narration, occasionally interrupted by Elvis or another character....Luckily, the characters and their actions remain interesting, and there is something to be learned from the bravery, recklessness, and undercurrent warmth that radiates from nearly every page....[T]hese characters stay stubbornly in mind, and one hopes they will appear in Hagedorn's work again."
Alex Chisholm, Boston Book Review, September 1996
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