Title: The Devil, Delfina Varela & the used Chevy
Description: "Meet the residents of San Francisco's Mission District - Latinos determined to carve off a slice of the American Dream."--BOOK JACKET. "For Ruy Lopez, a humble gardener, that means having the love affair of his life with an elusive Anglo beauty."--BOOK JACKET. "For Manny Caballos, a beer and corn-husk distributor, it means fulfilling his lifelong goal of seeing a charismatic Mexican-American - a Latino JFK - elected to high office."--BOOK JACKET. "...And for Delfina Varela, an aging, luckless widow who has repented for sins she never committed every day of her life, it means owning a car - even if it's just a used Chevy, and even if she has to sell her soul to the Devil to get it."--BOOK JACKET. "With a keen eye for the realities and the absurdities of life, Louie Garcia Robinson presents an uproarious portrait of a close-knit Mexican-American community. No one will be able to resist this whimsical comic novel by a marvelous new talent."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Fiction, Mexican Americans, Mexicano-americanos, Novela
Places: San Francisco (Calif.)