Description
The detainment and deportation of MartÍnez-Leyva’s brother grounds this exquisite collection in the all-too-common familial tragedy of political violence and discrimination. MartÍnez-Leyva honors the people, language, culture, and traditions that shaped him, revealing the indignations, large and small, experienced by a community that is too often misrepresented and maligned. “My voice was the only thing keeping us warm,” he writes, and the warmth from this striking debut collection is beautiful to behold.
“In Spanish, the act of coring an apple
is called ‘descorazonar,’ to dishearten.
All these years, I've kept my hands away
from everyone’s heart, including my own.
I’d always love the things that bruised so easily.”
—Excerpt from “Scenes from the Bone Orchard”
Book Information
ISBN 9780299350840
Author Eduardo Martínez-Leyva
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint University of Wisconsin Press
Publisher University of Wisconsin Press
Weight(grams) 454g