The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue: Stories
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The luminous second collection that cemented Mu oz as a key voice of and for California's Central Valley From the divergent paths of triplet brothers to a grieving father confronting his mistreatment of his son, these stories interweave a recurring cast of neighborhood characters, many of them in search of escape or release. Lauded for its empathetic portrayals of communities often ignored, The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue won a Whiting Award and an O. Henry Award; it was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award as one of the best collections published in English worldwide. A new foreword by author and activist Cherr e Moraga gives testament to Mu oz's status as "the cartographer of a people."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0810148870
ISBN13:9780810148871
Release Date:June 2025
Publisher:Triquarterly Books
Length:264 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
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