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OverviewIn this tender collection of letters to his son, Tom�s Q. Mor�n meditates on love, the body, and the future his son will have to face. He writes about the America his son will soon be born into, a country that will constantly question his place in it. An America that wields labels like Black, Brown, and white to make itself feel safe. An America in which Mexican American people continue to be seen as outsiders in their ancestral lands. Starting in New Jersey during a long-distance teaching position before his son's birth and spanning to the present day, Mor�n shares his experiences with racism to sketch for his son ways to respond to bigotry that won't sacrifice his dignity or his spirit. He also challenges his young son, and the reader by extension, to reassess their perception of the world and the language we use to understand and label our surroundings. Hovering over Mor�n's bold vision for shaking off the chains of injustice is a quartet of literary angels: Baldwin and Dostoevsky, Ellison and Camus. Where Are You From is a poignant and gripping testament that speaks to all the sons and daughters of America. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom�s Q Mor�nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.40cm Weight: 0.181kg ISBN: 9781496237767ISBN 10: 1496237765 Pages: 130 Publication Date: 01 March 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""A vast, poetic, and heartfelt collection, grappling through politics, culture, and art with what it may mean to be Mexican American under late-stage capitalism. Tomás Q. Morín's work will never fail to astound you. At once playful, informative, and devastating.""--Fernando A. Flores, author of Valleyesque and Tears of the Trufflepig" """A vast, poetic, and heartfelt collection, grappling through politics, culture, and art with what it may mean to be Mexican American under late-stage capitalism. Tom�s Q. Mor�n's work will never fail to astound you. At once playful, informative, and devastating.""--Fernando A. Flores, author of Valleyesque and Tears of the Trufflepig" Author InformationTom�s Q. Mor�n is the author of several books, including the memoir Let Me Count the Ways (Nebraska, 2022), winner of the 2022 Writers' League of Texas Nonfiction Book Award; the poetry collections Machete, A Larger Country, and Patient Zero; and other books. He is on the faculty at Rice University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |