American Dreams

By Eduardo Gonzalez Viaana

No one knows how Porfirio entered the United States. Some say he traveled on the winds of a sandstorm, others say he walked over the hills, and still others say he flew. In the first story of this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558854479
• ISBN13: 9781558854475
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Arte Publico Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

This book is not a book. It is a people!

Me too. I am a Latino in the USA. I am a character in AMERICAN DREAMS While dazzling the reader with amazing turns of phrase, Gonzalez Viaña moves gracefully from hope to challenge and onto nostalgia, courage, adventure, and finally to love. This book is not a book. It is a people!

I am one of the characters in the book!!!

I am one of the characters in the book, American Dreams. So, too, are you, and he, and she, and they, and all of us, Latinos and ancestors of Latino immigrants living in the United States. We populate these stories. All the characters represent us in the dream called America.

A literary miracle

A literary miracle... You will turn the pages until dawn. And you will not be disappointed. You will become involved immediately. You are going to be in San Diego, Miami, New York or San Francisco. You are going to be a Latino. Gonzalez Viana"s prose is clear and magical... Ooooooooooooooppssss!!!! Oooooops!!!......There is an error in the presentation of this book: Eduardo Gonzalez Viana is the author. The other person is the translator. The form in which the book is presented in this e-store gives the erroneous impression of co-authorship.

Destined to become a classic

AMERICAN DREAMS is tantalizing, it's mystical, and profound. An ambitious exploration of the Latino people in the United States. The characters are vivid and emotionally exciting, creating a fast and compelling read. We are mesmerized by Gonzalez Viana's gift of words and colorful prose.

Only one word about this book: it's addictive!

About AMERICAN DREAMS by Eduardo Gonzalez Viaña, Mario Vargas Llosa says: "A magnificent testimony of the Latin American presence in the United States". Now, I understand why. This book is an explosion of wonder. A powerful exploration into the Latino world in the USA. Gonzalez Viana has an incredible power of description. He succeds in creating and fleshing out a cast of remarkable and unique characters. Only one word about this book: it's addictive!