Paraiso portatil = Portable paradise

Paraiso portatil = Portable paradise

  • Autor: Bencastro, Mario
  • Editor: Arte Público Press
  • ISBN: 9781558855168
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781611922486
  • Lugar de publicación:  Houston , Estados Unidos
  • Año de publicación: 2010
  • Páginas: 240

The watchman feels very fortunate to have a job in El Salvador after the civil war, when so many people are unemployed. It’s boring but easy work, taking care of a new house that belongs to a Salvadoran couple living in Los Angeles. When he thinks about his previous jobs—day laborer, coffee harvester, highway construction worker—he’s even more grateful. All he has to do is water the plants and cut the grass, and of course, keep thieves from stealing all the furnishings. And once a month, he reassures the owners that their beautiful home in their beloved homeland remains in good condition until their next visit. Then one day, everything changes.
Acclaimed Salvadoran writer Mario Bencastro examines themes of war, dislocation, and longing in this bilingual collection of stories, poetry, and one novella. Many of his characters are forced to leave their homelands because of violence and poverty. But once in the Promised Land, separated from family and friends and in a country whose language and culture they don’t understand, many find themselves overwhelmed by feelings of loss and nostalgia.
Readers will not soon forget Bencastro’s moving images fueled by the horrible realities of war and the painful need to leave behind all that is dear.

  • Cover
  • Índice / Contents
  • Español
    • Title page
    • Copyright page
    • Sobre el autor
    • Paraíso portátil
      • Arizona
      • La viuda de Immokalee
      • El nagual
      • Odisea
      • El niño dragón
      • El vigilante
      • El muro
      • Odisea del mar
      • La tierra del poeta
      • El plan
      • Yo también soy América
      • El paso
      • Las ilusionesde Juana
      • La república del limbo
      • Amat el peregrino
      • De Australia con amor
      • Paraíso portátil
      • Epílogo
  • English
    • Title page
    • About the Author
    • Portable paradise
      • Arizona
      • The Immokalee Widow
      • The Nagual
      • Odyssey
      • Dragon Boy
      • The Watchman
      • The Wall
      • Sea Odyssey
      • The Land of the Poet
      • The Plan
      • Yo también soy América
      • The Crossing
      • Juana’s Dreams
      • The Republic of Limbo
      • Amat the Pilgrim
      • From Australia with Love
      • Portable paradise
      • Epilogue

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