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Bodega Dreams

A Novel

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Bodega Dreams

By: Ernesto Quinonez
Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
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In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty - and a steady income from the drugs he pushes.

Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder.

©2000 Ernesto Quinonez (P)2019 Tantor
Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction United States Urban World Literature Royalty
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