Come Together, Fall Apart - Softcover

Henriquez, Cristina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594482411 ISBN 13: 9781594482410

Publisher: Riverhead Books, 2007

Synopsis

These eight short stories and novella travel from Panama's dusty city streets to its humid beaches to create an affecting portrait of a country in transition. They illustrate family bonds and generational conflicts, youthful infatuation and genuine passion. Tender, ambitious, bold, and unflinching, they herald the arrival of a fresh, exciting, and lavishly talented new voice in American literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Cristina Henríquez is the author of Come Together, Fall Apart: A Novella and Stories and the forthcoming novel The World In Half. Her stories have been published in The New Yorker, Glimmer Train, Ploughshares, TriQuarterly, and AGNI, and her non-fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Oxford American, and Preservation. She was featured in Virginia Quarterly Review as one of "Fiction's New Luminaries," and is a recipient of the Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation Award, a grant started by Sandra Cisneros in honor of her father.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She lives with her husband in Chicago.

Review:

...Cristina Henriquez creates a vivid portrait of Panama in transition. -- San Francisco Chronicle, May 7, 2006

Cristina Henríquez writes stories of quiet violence and terrifying beauty. This is a truly exciting debut collection. -- Daniel Alarcón, author of War by Candlelight

The language...feels heartfelt, original and true. A striking new voice, full of empathy, detail and imagination. -- Colum McCann, author of Dancer and This Side of Brightness

These beautiful, affecting stories follow people into moments of profound discovery-about themselves, their families, their culture... -- Bret Anthony Johnston, author of Corpus Christi

These stories, told in a direct and sparse style, are truly unforgettable...I could not put aside this book. -- Isabel Allende

[A] dazzling new talent. Henriquez's voice is artfully simple and unembellished, soft yet quietly piercing... compassionate, tender and fresh. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

[Henriquez] is an ancient soul, a zen master, a bruja....I bow deeply and welcome this first collection. -- Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street and Caramelo

[Henriquez] writes with a rare delicacy and compassion. Her tales will lodge themselves deep in your heart. -- Cristina Garcia, author of Dreaming in Cuban and Monkey Hunting

About this edition

• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1594482411
• ISBN 13: 9781594482410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320