Dear Rafe = Mi querido Rafa

Dear Rafe = Mi querido Rafa

  • Author: Hinojosa, Rolando
  • Publisher: Arte Público Press
  • ISBN: 9781558854567
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781611921106
  • Place of publication:  Houston , United States
  • Year of publication: 2005
  • Pages: 256

Welcome to Klail City, in Belken County, along the Mexico border in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. In the weeks leading up to the Democratic primary, Jehu Malacara chronicles the political rabble-rousing of Klail City’s wealthiest citizens in letters to his cousin Rafe Buenrostro. Led by Arnold “Noddy” Perkins, the who’s who of Belken County create a complex web of relationships. Wrangling bank loans, club memberships, and local politics, Perkins dominates the political and economic landscape of the community.
When Malacara turns up missing, and the writer, P. Galindo, begins interviewing the citizens, tales of deceit and betrayal float to the surface. From Jehu’s knockout girlfriend Ollie to up-and-coming socialite Becky Escobar and even to old man Perkins himself, Hinojosa offers a feast of quirky characters and misdeeds.
Part epistolary, part mystery novel, the population of Klail City makes an indelible impression. With an introduction by Hinojosa scholar Manuel Martín-Rodríguez, a professor at University of California – Merced, this bilingual volume combines for the first time the English and Spanish-language versions of the novel that creates a fictitious community that The New York Times compared to William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha and Gabriel García Márquez’s Macondo.

  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Dear Rafe
    • I. A Reasonable Explanation of Things to come
    • Part I. The letters
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
      • 6
      • 7
      • 8
      • 9
      • 10
      • 11
      • 12
      • 13
      • 14
      • 15
      • 16
      • 17
      • 18
      • 19
      • 20
      • 21
      • 22
      • 23
    • Part II. P.Galindo
      • 24. Polín Tapia
      • 25. Ira Escobar
      • 26. Martín San Esteban
      • 27. Viola Barragán
      • 28. Bowly T.G. Ponder
      • 29. Olivia San Esteban
      • 30. Viola Barragán
      • 31. Rebecca Escobar
      • 32. Sammie Jo Perkins
      • 33. Arnold Perkins
      • 34. E.B. Cooke
      • 35. Rufino Fischer Gutiérrez
      • 36. Bowly T.G. Ponder
      • 37. Mrs. Ben (Edith) Timmens
      • 38. P. Galindo, the wri
      • 39. Eugenio & Isidro Peralta:Klail City Twins
      • 40. Lucas Barrón
      • 41. Polín Tapia
      • 42. Vicente de la Cerda
      • 43. Emilio Tamez
      • 44. Arturo Leyva
      • 45. Esther Lucille Bewley
      • 47. Jovita de Anda Tamez
      • 46. Don Javier Leguizamón
    • Part III
      • A Penultimate Note
      • Brass Tacks Are Best; They Last Longer
  • Introducción
  • Mi querido Rafa
    • I. Malilla Platicada
    • Parte I. Las cartas
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
      • 6
      • 7
      • 8
      • 9
      • 10
      • 11
      • 12
      • 13
      • 14
      • 15
      • 16
      • 17
      • 18
      • 19
      • 20
      • 21
      • 22
    • Parte II. Sondas y ciertos hallazgos de P. Galindo
      • 23. Polín Tapia
      • 24. Ira Escobar
      • 25. Martín San Esteban
      • 26. Viola Barragán
      • 27. Bowly Ponder
      • 28. Olivia San Esteban
      • 29. Viola Barragán
      • 30. Rebecca Escobar
      • 31. Sammie Jo Perkins
      • 32. Arnold Perkins
      • 33. E.B. Cooke
      • 34. Rufino Fischer Gutiérrez
      • 35. Bowly Ponder
      • 36. Mrs. Ben (Edith) Timmens
      • 37. P. Galindo: El Esc.
      • 38. Eugenio & Isidro Peralta, Cuates
      • 39. Lucas Barrón
      • 40. Polín Tapia
      • 41. Vicente de la Cerda
      • 42. Emilio Tamez
      • 43. Arturo Leyva
      • 44. Esther Lucille Bewley
      • 45. Don Javier Leguizamón
      • 46. Jovita De Anda Tamez
    • Parte III
      • Los eventos consuetudinarios que ocurren en la rua

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