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Minos : A Romilia Chacon Mystery
by Villatoro, Marcos M
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 1932112138
- ISBN 13
- 9781932112139
- Seller
-
Virden, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Justin, Charles & Company Publishers, 2003 Nice, unsold, unread first edition, first printing of this Romilia Chacon mystery. Ships in a box, fast service from a real bricks and mortar independent bookstore open since 1998. No remainder marks.
Synopsis
Marcos M. Villatoro is the author of several books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The Los Angeles Times Book Review named his nationally acclaimed Home Killings as one of the Best Books of 2001. It won the Silver Medal from Foreword Magazine and First Prize in the Latino Literary Hall of Fame. His other books include the Pushcart Prize nominee T he Holy Spirit of My Uncle's Cojones (also an Independent Publishers Book Award finalist), They Say That I Am Two: Poems, the novel A Fire in the Earth , and the memoir Walking to La Milpa: Living in Guatemala with Armies, Demons, Abrazos, and Death . After years of living in Central America, Marcos attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop. In 1998, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where Marcos holds the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair in Writing at Mount St. Mary's College. A regular commentator for National Public Radio's "Day to Day," Marcos also hosts a book show called "Shelf Life" for Pacifica Radio. He lives with his wife and four children in Los Angeles, and is now hard at work on the third Romilia Chacón novel, A Venom Beneath the Skin. Visit Marcos on the web at www.marcosvillatoro.com.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Sly Fox
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003363
- Title
- Minos : A Romilia Chacon Mystery
- Author
- Villatoro, Marcos M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1932112138
- ISBN 13
- 9781932112139
- Publisher
- Justin, Charles & Company Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- FICTION MYSTERY DETECTIVE GENERAL
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
The Sly Fox
Refund for any book returned within 10 days in salable condition.
About the Seller
The Sly Fox
Biblio member since 2005
Virden, Illinois
About The Sly Fox
A small, independent bookstore specializing in children's books, mysteries, and Illinois regional books. Store is open Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 to 3. Located on Illinois Route 4, 20 miles south of Springfield.
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