A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying

by Laurie Ann Guerrero

Book Overview

Filled with the nuanced beauty and complexity of the everyday--a pot of beans, a goat carcass, embroidered linens, a grandfather's cancer--A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying journeys through the inherited fear of creation and destruction. The histories of South Texas and its people unfold in Laurie Ann Guerrero's stirring language, including the dehumanization of men and its consequences on women and children. Guerrero's tongue becomes a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268010471
• ISBN13: 9780268010478
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"