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Intended Audience: Adult

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ISBN: 9780345806406

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Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-10

0345806409

ISBN-13

9780345806406

eBay Product ID (ePID)

202582037

Product Key Features

Book Title

Book of Unknown Americans

Number of Pages

304 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2015

Topic

Hispanic & Latino, Cultural Heritage, Family Life, Romance / Contemporary, Literary

Genre

Fiction

Author

Cristina Henríquez

Book Series

Vintage Contemporaries Ser.

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

0.7 in

Item Weight

7.6 Oz

Item Length

8 in

Item Width

5.2 in

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Trade

LCCN

2015-301760

Reviews

"Vivid . . . . Striking. . . . A ringing paean to love in general: to the love between man and wife, parent and child, outsider and newcomer, pilgrims and promised land." -- The Washington Post "Powerful. . . . Moving. . . . [Henríquez has] myriad gifts as a writer." -- The New York Times "Passionate, powerful. . . . A triumph of storytelling. Henríquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams." --Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk "Gripping, memorable. . . . A novel that can both make you think and break your heart." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A remarkable novel that every American should read." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Unfailingly well written and entertaining. . . . [Henríquez's] stories illuminate the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration." -- The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical. . . . This is a book about love, about how we seek to help those we love, sometimes with unforeseen and tragic consequences." -- The Dallas Morning News "Powerful . . . Henríquez gives us unforgettable characters . . . whose resilience yields a most profound and unexpected kind of beauty." --Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being "There's an aura of benevolence in these pages. . . . Henríquez's feat is to make the reader feel at home amid these good, likable people." -- The Wall Street Journal "Characters are as vivid as they are resilient. . . . [The] story is told from Alma and Mayor's points of view, but their voices are interlaced with tales of dreams deferred from the other tenants." -- Elle "A lovingly woven portrait of how friendships sustain people, how people support one another, and how people make a home in unlikely places. . . . Henríquez offers up stories we need to hear and lets us sit with her characters in communion and even friendship." -- Christian Science Monitor "Unforgettable: an important story about family, community, and identity, told with elegance and compassion." --Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins "Passionate." -- O, the Oprah Magazine "Henríquez distills the vast sea of immigrant stories into a small apartment building community in Delaware. . . . Through Henríquez's unadorned prose, these immigrants' struggles ring clear, their voices rising above that din of political debate." -- USA Today "An exquisite and profound novel of love, longing, and the resilience of the human spirit. . . . [These characters] leave an indelible mark on the heart." --Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove "Henríquez allows the characters to speak for themselves. . . . The politics of immigration, while never explicitly argued, remain subtly in play, as do more existential matters affecting immigrants, such as the mixed national and cultural allegiances and affiliations between the generations." -- Chicago Tribune "Distinctively compassionate and original. . . . Extraordinary." --Heidi Julavits, author of The Vanishings "[Henríquez is] a world-class stylist." -- Chicago Reader "Beautiful . . . Cristina Henríquez introduces us to . . . vibrant lives, to heartbreaking choices, to the tender beginnings of love, and to the humanity in every individual. Unforgettable." --Esmeralda Santiago, author of Conquistadora, "Vivid . . . . Striking. . . . A ringing paean to love in general: to the love between man and wife, parent and child, outsider and newcomer, pilgrims and promised land." -- The Washington Post "Powerful. . . . Moving. . . . [Henrquez has] myriad gifts as a writer." -- The New York Times "Passionate, powerful. . . . A triumph of storytelling. Henrquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams." --Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk "Gripping, memorable. . . . A novel that can both make you think and break your heart." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A remarkable novel that every American should read." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Unfailingly well written and entertaining. . . . [Henrquez's] stories illuminate the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration." -- The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical. . . . This is a book about love, about how we seek to help those we love, sometimes with unforeseen and tragic consequences." -- The Dallas Morning News "Powerful . . . Henrquez gives us unforgettable characters . . . whose resilience yields a most profound and unexpected kind of beauty." --Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being "There's an aura of benevolence in these pages. . . . Henrquez's feat is to make the reader feel at home amid these good, likable people." -- The Wall Street Journal "Characters are as vivid as they are resilient. . . . [The] story is told from Alma and Mayor's points of view, but their voices are interlaced with tales of dreams deferred from the other tenants." -- Elle "A lovingly woven portrait of how friendships sustain people, how people support one another, and how people make a home in unlikely places. . . . Henrquez offers up stories we need to hear and lets us sit with her characters in communion and even friendship." -- Christian Science Monitor "Unforgettable: an important story about family, community, and identity, told with elegance and compassion." --Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins "Passionate." -- O, the Oprah Magazine "Henrquez distills the vast sea of immigrant stories into a small apartment building community in Delaware. . . . Through Henrquez's unadorned prose, these immigrants' struggles ring clear, their voices rising above that din of political debate." -- USA Today "An exquisite and profound novel of love, longing, and the resilience of the human spirit. . . . [These characters] leave an indelible mark on the heart." --Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove "Henrquez allows the characters to speak for themselves. . . . The politics of immigration, while never explicitly argued, remain subtly in play, as do more existential matters affecting immigrants, such as the mixed national and cultural allegiances and affiliations between the generations." -- Chicago Tribune "Distinctively compassionate and original. . . . Extraordinary." --Heidi Julavits, author of The Vanishings "[Henrquez is] a world-class stylist." -- Chicago Reader "Beautiful . . . Cristina Henrquez introduces us to . . . vibrant lives, to heartbreaking choices, to the tender beginnings of love, and to the humanity in every individual. Unforgettable." --Esmeralda Santiago, author of Conquistadora , Named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book, an NPR Great Read, The Daily Beast 's Novel of the Year, and a Mother Jones, Oprah.com, School Library Journal, and BookPage Best Book of the Year "Vivid.... Striking.... A ringing paean to love in general: to the love between man and wife, parent and child, outsider and newcomer, pilgrims and promised land." -- The Washington Post "Powerful.... Moving.... [Henríquez has] myriad gifts as a writer." -- The New York Times "Passionate, powerful.... A triumph of storytelling. Henríquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams." --Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk "Gripping, memorable.... A novel that can both make you think and break your heart." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A remarkable novel that every American should read." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Unfailingly well written and entertaining.... [Henríquez's] stories illuminate the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration." -- The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical.... This is a book about love, about how we seek to help those we love, sometimes with unforeseen and tragic consequences." -- The Dallas Morning News "Powerful.... Henríquez gives us unforgettable characters ... whose resilience yields a most profound and unexpected kind of beauty." --Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being "There's an aura of benevolence in these pages.... Henríquez's feat is to make the reader feel at home amid these good, likable people." -- The Wall Street Journal "Characters are as vivid as they are resilient.... [The] story is told from Alma and Mayor's points of view, but their voices are interlaced with tales of dreams deferred from the other tenants." -- Elle "A lovingly woven portrait of how friendships sustain people, how people support one another, and how people make a home in unlikely places.... Henríquez offers up stories we need to hear and lets us sit with her characters in communion and even friendship." -- Christian Science Monitor "Unforgettable: an important story about family, community, and identity, told with elegance and compassion." --Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins "Passionate." -- O, the Oprah Magazine "Henríquez distills the vast sea of immigrant stories into a small apartment building community in Delaware.... Through Henríquez's unadorned prose, these immigrants' struggles ring clear, their voices rising above that din of political debate." -- USA Today "An exquisite and profound novel of love, longing, and the resilience of the human spirit.... [These characters] leave an indelible mark on the heart." --Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove "Henríquez allows the characters to speak for themselves.... The politics of immigration, while never explicitly argued, remain subtly in play, as do more existential matters affecting immigrants, such as the mixed national and cultural allegiances and affiliations between the generations." -- Chicago Tribune "Distinctively compassionate and original.... Extraordinary." --Heidi Julavits, author of The Vanishings "[Henríquez is] a world-class stylist." -- Chicago Reader "Beautiful ... Cristina Henríquez introduces us to ... vibrant lives, to heartbreaking choices, to the tender beginnings of love, and to the humanity in every individual. Unforgettable." --Esmeralda Santiago, author of Conquistadora, "Vivid . . . . Striking. . . . A ringing paean to love in general: to the love between man and wife, parent and child, outsider and newcomer, pilgrims and promised land." -- The Washington Post "Powerful. . . . Moving. . . . [Henrquez has] myriad gifts as a writer." -- The New York Times "Passionate, powerful. . . . A triumph of storytelling. Henrquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams." --Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk "Gripping, memorable. . . . A novel that can both make you think and break your heart." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A remarkable novel that every American should read." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Unfailingly well written and entertaining. . . . [Henrquez's] stories illuminate the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration." -- The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical. . . . This is a book about love, about how we seek to help those we love, sometimes with unforeseen and tragic consequences." -- The Dallas Morning News "Powerful . . . Henrquez gives us unforgettable characters . . . whose resilience yields a most profound and unexpected kind of beauty." --Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being "There's an aura of benevolence in these pages. . . . Henrquez's feat is to make the reader feel at home amid these good, likable people." -- The Wall Street Journal "Characters are as vivid as they are resilient. . . . [The] story is told from Alma and Mayor's points of view, but their voices are interlaced with tales of dreams deferred from the other tenants." -- Elle "A lovingly woven portrait of how friendships sustain people, how people support one another, and how people make a home in unlikely places. . . . Henrquez offers up stories we need to hear and lets us sit with her characters in communion and even friendship." -- Christian Science Monitor "Unforgettable: an important story about family, community, and identity, told with elegance and compassion." --Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins "Passionate." -- O, the Oprah Magazine "Henrquez distills the vast sea of immigrant stories into a small apartment building community in Delaware. . . . Through Henrquez's unadorned prose, these immigrants' struggles ring clear, their voices rising above that din of political debate." -- USA Today "An exquisite and profound novel of love, longing, and the resilience of the human spirit. . . . [These characters] leave an indelible mark on the heart." --Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove "Henrquez allows the characters to speak for themselves. . . . The politics of immigration, while never explicitly argued, remain subtly in play, as do more existential matters affecting immigrants, such as the mixed national and cultural allegiances and affiliations between the generations." -- Chicago Tribune "Distinctively compassionate and original. . . . Extraordinary." --Heidi Julavits, author of The Vanishings "[Henrquez is] a world-class stylist." -- Chicago Reader "Beautiful . . . Cristina Henrquez introduces us to . . . vibrant lives, to heartbreaking choices, to the tender beginnings of love, and to the humanity in every individual. Unforgettable." --Esmeralda Santiago, author of Conquistadora, "Vivid . . . . Striking. . . . A ringing paean to love in general: to the love between man and wife, parent and child, outsider and newcomer, pilgrims and promised land." -- The Washington Post "Powerful. . . . Moving. . . . [Henríquez has] myriad gifts as a writer." -- The New York Times "Passionate, powerful. . . . A triumph of storytelling. Henríquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams." --Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk "Gripping, memorable. . . . A novel that can both make you think and break your heart." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A remarkable novel that every American should read." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Unfailingly well written and entertaining. . . . [Henríquez's] stories illuminate the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration." -- The New York Times Book Review "Lyrical. . . . This is a book about love, about how we seek to help those we love, sometimes with unforeseen and tragic consequences." -- The Dallas Morning News "Powerful . . . Henríquez gives us unforgettable characters . . . whose resilience yields a most profound and unexpected kind of beauty." --Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being "There's an aura of benevolence in these pages. . . . Henríquez's feat is to make the reader feel at home amid these good, likable people." -- The Wall Street Journal "Characters are as vivid as they are resilient. . . . [The] story is told from Alma and Mayor's points of view, but their voices are interlaced with tales of dreams deferred from the other tenants." -- Elle "A lovingly woven portrait of how friendships sustain people, how people support one another, and how people make a home in unlikely places. . . . Henríquez offers up stories we need to hear and lets us sit with her characters in communion and even friendship." -- Christian Science Monitor "Unforgettable: an important story about family, community, and identity, told with elegance and compassion." --Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins "Passionate." -- O, the Oprah Magazine "Henríquez distills the vast sea of immigrant stories into a small apartment building community in Delaware. . . . Through Henríquez's unadorned prose, these immigrants' struggles ring clear, their voices rising above that din of political debate." -- USA Today "An exquisite and profound novel of love, longing, and the resilience of the human spirit. . . . [These characters] leave an indelible mark on the heart." --Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove "Henríquez allows the characters to speak for themselves. . . . The politics of immigration, while never explicitly argued, remain subtly in play, as do more existential matters affecting immigrants, such as the mixed national and cultural allegiances and affiliations between the generations." -- Chicago Tribune "Distinctively compassionate and original. . . . Extraordinary." --Heidi Julavits, author of The Vanishings "[Henríquez is] a world-class stylist." -- Chicago Reader "Beautiful . . . Cristina Henríquez introduces us to . . . vibrant lives, to heartbreaking choices, to the tender beginnings of love, and to the humanity in every individual. Unforgettable." --Esmeralda Santiago, author of Conquistadora

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Named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book, an NPR Great Read, The Daily Beast 's Novel of the Year, and a Mother Jones, Oprah.com, School Library Journal, and BookPage Best Book of the Year When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it's not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henr quez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. The Book of Unknown Americans is a stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love--a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American., Illuminate s] the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration. -- The New York Times Book Review When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it's not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henr quez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. The Book of Unknown Americans is a stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love--a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American. Named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book, an NPR Great Read, The Daily Beast 's Novel of the Year, and a Mother Jones, Oprah.com, School Library Journal, and BookPage Best Book of the Year, A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love--a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" ( The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it's not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.

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