Perpetual West |
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| Author:
| Maren, Mesha |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64375-340-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2023 |
| Publisher: | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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Mesha Maren's brilliant second novel follows the story of one couple, a Mexican American man in search of his past and an American woman seeking a future. As Alex and Elana try to make their home among the academics and young leftists in El Paso and Juárez, they are pulled from each other by an affair with a lucha libre fighter, their struggles to define themselves, and the loud cry of home.
Mesha Maren's brilliant second novel follows the story of one couple, a Mexican American man in search of his past and an American woman seeking a future. As Alex and Elana try to make their home among the academics and young leftists in El Paso and Juárez, they are pulled from each other by an affair with a lucha libre fighter, their struggles to define themselves, and the loud cry of home.