{"product_id":"el-libro-de-los-americanos-desconocidos-the-book-of-the-unknown-americans-9780345806413","title":"El Libro de los Americanos Desconocidos = The Book of the Unknown Americans","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cristina Henriquez\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Vintage Espanol\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Vintage Espanol\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUna impresionante novela de esperanzas y sueÃ±os, culpa y amor, un libro que ofrece una nueva definiciÃ³n resonante de lo que significa ser estadounidense e \"ilumina las vidas detrÃ¡s de los debates actuales sobre la inmigraciÃ³n latina\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDos jÃ³venes que se enamoran.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDos familias cuyas esperanzas chocan con el destino. Y una extraordinaria novela que nos ofrece una poderosa y nueva definiciÃ³n de lo que significa ser americano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArturo y Alma Rivera han vivido toda la vida en MÃ©xico. Un dÃ­a, Maribel, la hija a la que tanto quieren, sufre un grave accidente y la probabilidad de que se recupere completamente es poca. Dejando todo atrÃ¡s, los Rivera emigran a los Estados Unidos con un solo sueÃ±o: que en este paÃ­s de tantos recursos y oportunidades, Maribel se recupere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCuando Mayor Toro, cuya familia es de PanamÃ¡, ve a Maribel en un Dollar Tree, es amor a primera vista. TambiÃ©n es el principio de una amistad entre las familias Rivera y Toro, y de una red de culpa, amor y responsabilidad que es el nÃºcleo de esta novela. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntercalados entre sus historias estÃ¡n los testimonios de mujeres y hombres que han llegado a los Estados Unidos de toda AmÃ©rica Latina. Sus viajes y voces te inspirarÃ¡n y, a su vez, y te partirÃ¡n el corazÃ³n. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Illuminate[s] the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration.\" --The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it's not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere HenrÃ­quez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. The Book of Unknown Americans is a stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love--a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book, an NPR Great Read, The Daily Beast's Novel of the Year, and a Mother Jones, Oprah.com, School Library Journal, and BookPage Best Book of the Year","brand":"Vintage Espanol","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45140451917975,"sku":"9780345806413","price":1175.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780345806413.webp?v=1767624617","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/el-libro-de-los-americanos-desconocidos-the-book-of-the-unknown-americans-9780345806413","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}