The Magic of Blood
Dagoberto Gilb
(Author)
Description
Dagoberto Gilb is a powerful and important new talent in American fiction. Fresh, funny, relentless, beautifully crafted, his writing possesses that rare Chekhovian ability to perfectly capture the nuances of ordinary life-and make it resonate with unexpected meaning. The Magic of Blood is his unforgettable first book.
Product Details
Price
$15.00
$13.95
Publisher
Grove Press
Publish Date
June 04, 1994
Pages
304
Dimensions
5.7 X 0.82 X 9.44 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780802133991
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About the Author
Dagoberto Gilb spent sixteen years working as a construction worker, twelve as a highrise carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. He is the author of The Magic of Blood (University of New Mexico Press), which won the 1994 PEN/Hemingway Award and was a PEN/Faulkner finalist, The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acua, Woodcuts of Women, and Gritos, which was a finalist for the National Books Critics Circle Award. He has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Whiting Writers' Award. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Threepenny Review, Harper's, and The Best American Essays. His latest novel, The Flowers, is due out at the end of the year. Born in Los Angeles, he made his home for many years in El Paso and now lives in Austin, Texas.
