The Marks of Birth

by Pablo Medina

Book Overview

The Marks of Birth by Pablo Medina introduces a vibrant new voice in Cuban-American fiction. Set in an imaginary island in the Caribbean, The Marks of Birth follows the life of Felicia Turner and the men in her family: her son Fernando, her brother Antonio, and, above all, her grandson Anton. Tossed about by political events over which they have no control, Anton and his parents are forced to flee the island by boat. Their arrival in Key West, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374202966
• ISBN13: 9780374202965
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"