Description: Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Using a deck of Loterâia cards as her muse, eleven-year-old Luz Castillo, a ward of the state who has retreated into silence, finds each shuffle sparking a random memory that, pieced together, brings into focus the events that led to her present situation. Publisher Description "A taut, fraught, look at tragedy, its aftermath, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. With suspense, dread, and always the possibility for redemption, we watch as Zambrano flips the cards of chance and fate." -- Justin Torres, author of We The AnimalsIn Lotería, the spellbinding literary debut by Mario Alberto Zambrano, a young girl tells the story of her familys tragic demise using a deck of cards of the eponymous Latin American game of chance. With her older sister Estrella in the ICU and her father in jail, eleven-year-old Luz Castillo has been taken into the custody of the state. Alone in her room, she retreats behind a wall of silence, writing in her journal and shuffling through a deck of lotería cards. Each of the cards colorful images--mermaids, bottles, spiders, death, and stars--sparks a random memory. Pieced together, these snapshots bring into focus the joy and pain of the young girls life, and the events that led to her present situation. But just as the story becomes clear, a breathtaking twist changes everything.By turns affecting and inspiring, Lotería is a powerful novel that reminds us of the importance of remembering, even when we are trying to forget.Beautiful images of lotería cards are featured throughout this intricate and haunting novel. Author Biography Mario Alberto Zambrano published his debut novel Lotería in 2013 with Harper. Hes the recipient of a Presidential Scholar Award, Princess Grace Award, NEA Fellowship in Literature, Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction, along with multiple residencies across the globe including Hawthornden Castle in Scotland, England. He has served as Lecturer in Theater, Dance & Media at Harvard University and is currently the Associate Director of Dance at The Juilliard School. Details ISBN 0062268554 ISBN-13 9780062268556 Title Loteria Author Mario Alberto Zambrano Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 304 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc GE_Item_ID:138828410; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780062268556
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ISBN: 9780062268556
Book Title: Loteria : a Novel
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2014
Topic: Family Life, Coming of Age, Literary
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Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Item Length: 7.2 in
Author: Mario Alberto Zambrano
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback