The Peruvian Notebooks

by Braulio Muñoz

This lyrical, deeply affecting novel portrays the life of an undocumented Peruvian immigrant to the United States and his struggle and failure to achieve the "American dream." Although Antonio Alday Gutierrez dreams of great success when coming to America, he accepts work as a security guard at a shopping mall and lives in a modest apartment. To soften the bleak reality of his disappointing life, Antonio invents a privileged Peruvian past to mislead...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816525064
• ISBN13: 9780816525065
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"