La fruta del borrachero
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Contributors
Arreola, Guillermo, translator.
Published
Nueva York : Vintage Español, una division de Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
Format
Book
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
ISBN
0525564012, 9780525564010
Physical Desc
396 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Burleson Public Library - Spanish Fiction
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Published
Nueva York : Vintage Español, una division de Penguin Random House LLC, [2018].
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Language
Spanish
ISBN
0525564012, 9780525564010

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Título original: Fruit of the drunken tree.
Description
"La familia Santiago vive en una comunidad cerrada en Bogot?, a salvo de la inestabilidad pol?tica que aterroriza al pa?s. Chula de siete a?os y su hermana mayor, Cassandra, disfrutan de una vida carente de preocupaciones, gracias a la burbuja protectora de su madre y su hogar. Sin embargo, la amenaza de secuestros, coches bomba y asesinatos se ciernen justo afuera de las fronteras l?mites de su vecindario, donde el divino dios de la droga, Pablo Escobar, sigue eludiendo a las autoridades y captando la atenci?n de la naci?n. Cuando su madre contrata a Petrona, una empleada dom?stica proveniente de un pobre barrio ocupado por la guerrilla, Chula hace de su misi?n el entender los misterios que rodean a Petrona. Pero el comportamiento inusual de Petrona revela mucho m?s que su timidez. Es una mujer joven que se derrumba bajo la carga de mantener a su familia, mientras que la fuerte oleada de su primer amor amenaza con arrastrarla en direcci?n opuesta. Mientras las familias de ambas chicas luchan por mantener la estabilidad en medio del conflicto que se intensifica, Petrona y Chula caen en una complicada red de secretos que las obligar? a elegir entre el sacrificio y la traici?n"--Amazon.com.
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"A mesmerizing debut set against the backdrop of the devastating violence of 1990's Colombia about a sheltered young girl and a teenage maid who strike an unlikely friendship that threatens to undo them both. Seven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogotá, but the threat of kidnappings, car bombs, and assassinations hover just outside the neighborhood walls, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities and capture the attention of the nation. When their mother hires Petrona, a live-in-maid from the city's guerrilla-occupied slum, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona's mysterious ways. But Petrona's unusual behavior belies more than shyness. She is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls' families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy that will force them both to choose between sacrifice and betrayal"--Publisher.
Language
Text in Spanish.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rojas Contreras, I., & Arreola, G. (2018). La fruta del borrachero (Primera edición Vintage Español.). Vintage Español, una division de Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rojas Contreras, Ingrid and Guillermo, Arreola. 2018. La Fruta Del Borrachero. Vintage Español, una division de Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rojas Contreras, Ingrid and Guillermo, Arreola. La Fruta Del Borrachero Vintage Español, una division de Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rojas Contreras, Ingrid,, and Guillermo Arreola. La Fruta Del Borrachero Primera edición Vintage Español., Vintage Español, una division de Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

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