num_pages: 134
description: Achy Obejas writes stories about uprooted people. Some, like herself, are Latino immigrants and lesbians; others are men (gay and straight), people with AIDS, addicts, people living marginally, just surviving. As omniscient narrator to her characters' lives, Obejas generously delves into her own memories of exile and alienation to tell stories about women and men who struggle for wholeness and love.
language: English
title: We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?: Stories
titlecomplete: We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?: Stories
genres: Queer, School, Latin American, LGBT, Fiction, Short Stories, Gay, International, Contemporary, Lesbian
ratings_count: 437
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Small Press Book Award
publisher: Cleis Press