The virgin of flames
By: Chris Abani
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780143038771
Subjects: Street art -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction; Artists -- California -- Fiction; East Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: Set against the uncompromising landscape of East Los Angeles, this novel follows a struggling artist named Black, whose life and friendships reveal a world far removed from the mainstream.