In the Shadow of the Vulture
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Set in the desert on either side of the Mexico-U.S. border, this harrowing novel was inspired by an actual event: the abandonment to starvation and death of a "shipment" of Mexican immigrant workers. The sinister shadow of the vulture falls over every character in Ryga's story--Ramon, the flesh-merchant; Juan, the bandito; Anastasio, the defrocked priest; Sandy, the tormented Vietnam vet; Antonia, the "puta" who can survive anything; Stretch, the neo-nazi chicken farmer. In a society as barren and relentless as the desert itself, all of them struggle for survival. Some of them make it. This is a novel that is not afraid to explore the depths of human despair, hope, and rage. It raises important questions about legal and spiritual aliens, and it lays bare the neo-conservative political strategy of the exploitation of labour as a solution to economic problems.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0889222339
ISBN13:9780889222335
Release Date:February 1985
Publisher:Talonbooks
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 8.5" x 5.6"
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