Butterfly Boy – Rigoberto González

Beschrijving

Winner of the American Book Award

A poignant, heartfelt memoir of a gay Latino . . . coming-of-age, played out against a relentless backdrop of abuse and neglect. –Kirkus Reviews

This moving memoir of a young Chicano boy’s maturing into a self-accepting gay adult is a beautifully executed portrait of the experience of being gay, Chicano and poor in the United States. . . . Gonzalez writes in a poetic yet straightforward style that heightens the power of his story. –Publishers Weekly

Wrenching, angry, passionate, ironic, and always eloquent about conflicts of family, class, and sexuality. The son and grandson of farmworkers, constantly moving between Mexico and the U.S., then and now, Gonzalez weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish ‘sissy-boy’; and his urgent longing for his sexy, abusive older lover. . . . An unforgettable story of leaving home today. –Booklist

Gonzalez’s elegant, wrenching, and poetic memoir recounts his childhood among poor Mexican farmworkers, losing his mother at twelve, whippings for youthful cross-dressing, being abandoned by his father, and coming out and finding peace with his identity amid a culture where machismo is prized. –Out

Ondertitel: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa

Auteur: Rigoberto González

Jaar van uitgave: 2011

Aantal pagina’s: 207

Bindwijze: paperback

Uitgeverij: University of Wisconsin Press