Everything That Could Not Happen Will Happen Now
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Alberto Ramirez
- Engels
- Paperback
- 9781537753591
- 07 oktober 2016
- 222 pagina's
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This book is published by Floricanto Press: www.FloricantoPress.comA riveting and poignant novel, “Everything That Could Not Happen Will Happen Now,” delves boldly into the issue of the racial divide in America, the stark reality of racism, and the Sisyphean struggle against its tragic repercussions.
Juan Juárez Bitol is on the verge of graduating from a prestigious California university and realizing the American Dream. Yet in the closing weeks of his last semester—having survived the rigors of academic life and a series of racially charged incidents—he attends a lecture on Beowulf. In the explanation of Wyrd, the Anglo-Saxon belief in personal destiny, Juan receives a prophecy revealing that he, like Grendel—the monster of the epic poem and member of the “loathsome race”—is doomed. Wavering between fatalism and free will, Juan ultimately dons the mantle of monster-messiah and sets out to perform the miracle of saving himself.
“A stunning debut novel shimmering with magical realism and lyrical beauty . . . a searing and heartbreaking portrait of alienation in America.” - Emily C. Creigh, Co-Author “Journey to the Heart of the Condor: Love, Loss, and Survival in a South American Dictatorship.”
“. . . Ramirez has created one of the most memorable Latino characters in a very long time with his Juan Juárez Bitol, a young man trying to stay afloat amongst the privileged denizens of elite academia . . . this is a very smart book with a heart and a message for our confused, xenophobic times.” -Manuel Luis Martinez, Author of “Los Duros.” American Book Award Winner, 2015
Alberto Ramirez was born in East Los Angeles and studied English literature at UCLA. He has contributed forthcoming work to Westwind Journal of the Arts. “Everything That Could Not Happen Will Happen Now” is his first novel. Floricanto Press
Juan Juárez Bitol is on the verge of graduating from a prestigious California university and realizing the American Dream. Yet in the closing weeks of his last semester—having survived the rigors of academic life and a series of racially charged incidents—he attends a lecture on Beowulf. In the explanation of Wyrd, the Anglo-Saxon belief in personal destiny, Juan receives a prophecy revealing that he, like Grendel—the monster of the epic poem and member of the “loathsome race”—is doomed. Wavering between fatalism and free will, Juan ultimately dons the mantle of monster-messiah and sets out to perform the miracle of saving himself.
“A stunning debut novel shimmering with magical realism and lyrical beauty . . . a searing and heartbreaking portrait of alienation in America.” - Emily C. Creigh, Co-Author “Journey to the Heart of the Condor: Love, Loss, and Survival in a South American Dictatorship.”
“. . . Ramirez has created one of the most memorable Latino characters in a very long time with his Juan Juárez Bitol, a young man trying to stay afloat amongst the privileged denizens of elite academia . . . this is a very smart book with a heart and a message for our confused, xenophobic times.” -Manuel Luis Martinez, Author of “Los Duros.” American Book Award Winner, 2015
Alberto Ramirez was born in East Los Angeles and studied English literature at UCLA. He has contributed forthcoming work to Westwind Journal of the Arts. “Everything That Could Not Happen Will Happen Now” is his first novel. Floricanto Press
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- 07 oktober 2016
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