The Water Museum by Luís Alberto Urrea audiobook

The Water Museum: Stories

By Luís Alberto Urrea
Read by Luís Alberto Urrea

Little, Brown & Company 9780316334372
6.37 Hours • Unabridged
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This hard-hitting, beautiful short story collection from one of America's preeminent literary voices “reflect[s] both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader's understanding of human boundaries” (Kirkus). Examining the borders between one nation and another, between one person and another, Urrea reveals his mastery of the short form. This collection includes the Edgar-award winning "Amapola" and his now-classic "Bid Farewell to Her Many Horses," which had the honor of being chosen for NPR's "Selected Shorts" not once but twice. Suffused with wanderlust, compassion, and no small amount of rock and roll, The Water Museum is a collection that confirms Luis Alberto Urrea as an American master.

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Summary

Summary

A Finalist for the 2016 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

An AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

This hard-hitting, beautiful short story collection from one of America's preeminent literary voices “reflect[s] both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader's understanding of human boundaries” (Kirkus).

Examining the borders between one nation and another, between one person and another, Urrea reveals his mastery of the short form. This collection includes the Edgar-award winning "Amapola" and his now-classic "Bid Farewell to Her Many Horses," which had the honor of being chosen for NPR's "Selected Shorts" not once but twice.

Suffused with wanderlust, compassion, and no small amount of rock and roll, The Water Museum is a collection that confirms Luis Alberto Urrea as an American master.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Urrea skillfully evokes the semi-comic experience of the sensitive observer who is both part of and outside of a community…Magic.” —Washington Post
“All thirteen stories are realistic and unsparing, as unflinching and hard-hitting as they are beautiful…The Water Museum is a brilliant, powerful collection, and Luis Alberto Urrea is a master storyteller with a rock-and-roll heart.” —NPR
“Like Urrea, we care deeply for his characters. He writes with compassion and humor and with a nod to the creeping darkness within us all.” —Oregonian
“The author reads his descriptive stories at a steady, poetic pace for the listener. Luis Alberto Urrea’s narration is soft, almost tender, and raspy in parts…Urrea enjoys his prose, and so does the listener, as he describes the difficult choices facing people who live in the American West…the landscape is harsh, lives even harsher, but Urrea’s narration is as gentle as a whisper. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“Offers thirteen stories that reflect both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader’s understanding of human boundaries…Urrea’s command of language is matched only by his empathy for his characters.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Urrea has a wonderful eye for details and captures each story’s context with wonderfully sharp observations…These stories are vibrant, tender, and invoke a strong sense of place.” —Publishers Weekly

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Author

Author Bio: Luís Alberto Urrea

Author Bio: Luís Alberto Urrea

Luís Alberto Urrea is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, poetry, and fiction, including The Devil’s Highway, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and The House of Broken Angels, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is a recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, among many other honors, including the Lannan Literary Award, Edgar Award, Pacific Rim Kiriyama Prize, American Book Award, Christopher Award, and more.

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Available Formats : Digital Download, CD
Category: Fiction/Literary
Runtime: 6.37
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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