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Break-In Hardcover - 1996

by Jose Yglesias,

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first

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Houston, Texas: Arte Publico Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Nearr Fine. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, 226 pages, red cloth. A fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with light shelf wear; hinges and binding solid, paper cream white. In a fine, lightly worn dust jacket.
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  • Title Break-In
  • Author Jose Yglesias,
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 226
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Arte Publico Press, Houston, Texas
  • Date 1996
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 13906
  • ISBN 9781558850958 / 1558850953
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.78 x 5.73 x 1.03 in (22.30 x 14.55 x 2.62 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
  • Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, African American criminals
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95037663
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the rear cover

Rudy Pardo, retired fire chief and guardian of order, comes upon a young African American apparently burglarizing his house. There is something challenging and mysterious about Munro, the brazen young thief, but also something disturbing personally to Rudy. His own prejudices and preoccupations erupt all too quickly. Issues and questions of race and social justice arise that intrigue both men equally. In this twentieth-century comic opera, one delicious dialog and face-off after another eventually brings this unlikely pair into an uncomfortable contract of mutual respect and wariness. The ex-fire chief is determined to impact the younger man's life, but Rudy is not a free soul. He has family obligations to his son, his sisters, to his nephew and even his deceased wife. After much sparring with all concerned, Rudy hatches a plot that should satisfy everyone.

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/1996, Page 259
  • New York Times, 05/19/1996, Page 24
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/11/1996, Page 44

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