The Day They Took My Uncle and Other Stories
Garcia, Lionel
Lionel Garcia believes that no one should read a short story and be the same person afterward. The fifteen stories in this collection have that effect. They will affect each reader differently but leave none untouched. These stories focus on South Texas' Hispanic culture most frequently--but not always. It is a world Garcia knows well, and he portrays its complexities with a clearly realistic and often bemused eye. In some stories he sees his ...