Sam Quinones's first book, "True Tales From Another Mexico," was
acclaimed for the way it peered into the corners of that country
for its larger truths and complexities. "Antonio's Gun and
Delfino's Dream," Quinones's second collection of nonfiction tales,
does the same for one of the most important issues of our times:
the migration of Mexicans to the United States.
Quinones has covered the world of Mexican immigrants for the
last thirteen years--from Chicago to Oaxaca, Michoacan to southeast
Los Angeles, Tijuana to Texas. Along the way, he has uncovered
stories that help illuminate all that Mexicans seek when they come
north, how they change their new country, and are changed by
it.
Here are the stories of the Henry Ford of velvet painting in
Ciudad Juarez, the emergence of opera in Tijuana, the bizarre
goings-on in the L.A. suburb of South Gate, and of the drug-addled
colonies of Old World German Mennonites in Chihuahua. Through it
all winds the tale of Delfino Juarez, a young construction worker,
and modern-day Huckleberry Finn, who had to leave his village to
change it.
"Sam Quinones is a border legend. For those in the know, his
reportage has been cause for celebration. Now, with "Antonio's Gun
and Delfino's Dream" he takes us behind the lines and undercover.
He puts a human face on 'illegal immigration, ' and he gives us
stunning stories of survival and dread. However, he accomplishes
something more valuable than a mere parade of sensational set
pieces--Quinones starts to put the complex issues in the light of
understanding and hard-won wisdom."--Luis A. Urrea, author of "The
Devil's Highway" and "The Hummingbird's Daughter"
""Antonio's Gun and Delfino's Dream" isjournalism that doesn't
replay or expand on the clich??d or stereotyped stories of the
exotic border, of mystical or threatening mejicanos. Genuinely
original work, what great fiction and nonfiction aspire to be,
these are stories that stop time and remind us how great reading
is."--Dagoberto Gilb, author of "Hecho en Tejas"
Quinones was recently interviewed on the Jim Lehrer News Hour on
PBS. Read the transcript here:
http:
//www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/social_issues/july-dec07/quinones_07-25.html
Download the podcast of Sam Quinones' interview on KSFR's Santa
Fe Radio Caf??? at:
http: //www.santaferadiocafe.org/podcasts/
Download the Arizona PBS show "Horizonte" featuring Sam Quinones
at:
http: //www.azpbs.org/horizonte/transcript06.asp?ID=465#
Watch the interview with Sam Quinones on KPBS-TV in San
Diego:
http: //www.kpbs.org/tv/full_focus?id=8236
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