Flesh Wounds and Purple Flowers: The Cha-Cha Years

By J. Francisco Ibáñez Carrasco and Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco

Nominated for a Commonwealth Writers Prize, this extravagant and tragicomic novel is told in the musical lilt of Spanglish. Camilo, a strong-willed queen from Chile, tells his story as he lays dying in his hospital bed, recalling a life of sequins and disco. "Realistic, stream-of-consciousness style."--Time Out (London)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551520982
• ISBN13: 9781551520988
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"