Come Together, Fall Apart
- ISBN-10
- 1101127090
- ISBN-13
- 9781101127094
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04-03
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Cristina Henríquez
Description
These eight short stories and novella travel from Panama's dusty city streets to its humid beaches to create an affecting portrait of a country in transition. They illustrate family bonds and generational conflicts, youthful infatuation and genuine passion. Tender, ambitious, bold, and unflinching, they herald the arrival of a fresh, exciting, and lavishly talented new voice in American literature.
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