A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen (Hardcover, 1st ed)


In his sixth collection, American Book Award winner Martin Espada has created a poetic mural. There are conquerors, slaves, and rebels from Caribbean history; the "Mayan astronomer" calmly smoking a cigarette in the middle of a New York tenement fire; a nun staging a White House vigil to protest her torture; a man on death row mourning the loss of his books; and even Carmen Miranda.

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In his sixth collection, American Book Award winner Martin Espada has created a poetic mural. There are conquerors, slaves, and rebels from Caribbean history; the "Mayan astronomer" calmly smoking a cigarette in the middle of a New York tenement fire; a nun staging a White House vigil to protest her torture; a man on death row mourning the loss of his books; and even Carmen Miranda.

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Imprint

W W Norton & Co Inc

Country of origin

United States

Release date

June 2000

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Dimensions

250 x 200 x 14mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

88

Edition

1st ed

ISBN-13

978-0-393-04888-9

Barcode

9780393048889

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LSN

0-393-04888-8



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