The king of lighting fixtures
Subtitle: stories
By: Daniel A. Olivas
Series: Camino del sol : a Latina and Latino literary series; Camino del sol
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780816535620
Subjects: Mexican Americans; Fiction
Work titles: Works
Description: "A collection of short stories, each reflecting Daniel Olivas' Chicano culture, a life growing up in Los Angeles, his exposure to Jewish life as a Jew-by-choice, and his experience being the parent of a gay son. The stories are character-driven, which also ebb and flow among various styles, including magical realism, social realism, and speculative fiction"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155).
Table of contents: title: Good things happen at Tina's Café --; title: Juana --; title: Bar 107 --; title: Mateo's walk --; title: The subtenant --; title: Needle --; title: Orange line --; title: Carbon Beach --; title: Imprints --; title: Fat man --; title: Kind of blue --; title: La diabla at the farm --; title: Things we do not talk about --; title: Better than divorce --; title: Elizondo returns home --; title: Mamá's advice --; title: Like Rivera and Kahlo --; title: The lost soul of Humberto Reyes --; title: @chicanowriter --; title: The king of lighting fixtures --; title: Pluck --; title: Still life with woman and stroller --; title: A very bitter man --; title: Silver case --; title: The last dream of Pánfilo Velasco --; title: Homecoming --; title: Meeting with my editor --; title: Gig economy --; title: The three mornings of José Antonio Rincón --; title: The Great Wall.