{"product_id":"my-father-was-a-toltec-and-selected-poems-paperback","title":"My Father Was a Toltec: And Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAna Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing the lyrical with the colloquial, the tender with the tough, Ana Castillo has a deserved reputation as one of the country's most powerful and entrancing novelists, but she began her literary career as a poet of uncompromising commitment and passion. \u003cb\u003eMy Father Was a Toltec\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the sassy and street-wise collection of poems that established and secured Castillo's place in the popular canon. It is included here in its entirety along with the best of her early poems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAna Castillo's poetry speaks--in English and Spanish--to every reader who has felt the pangs of exile, the uninterrupted joy of love, and the deep despair of love lost.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing the lyrical with the colloquial, the tender with the tough, Ana Castillo has a deserved reputation as one of the country's most powerful and entrancing novelists, but she began her literary career as a poet of uncompromising commitment and passion. My Father Was a Toltec\" is the sassy and street-wise collection of poems that established and secured Castillo's place in the popular canon. It is included here in its entirety along with the best of her early poems. \u003cbr\u003eAna Castillo's poetry speaks--in English and Spanish--to every reader who has felt the pangs of exile, the uninterrupted joy of love, and the deep despair of love lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAna Castillo is the author of the novels \u003cb\u003ePeel My Love Like an Onion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo Far from God\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mixquiahuala Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSapogonia\u003c\/b\u003e. She has written a story collection, \u003cb\u003eLoverboys\u003c\/b\u003e; the critical study \u003cb\u003eMassacre of the Dreamers\u003c\/b\u003e; the poetry collection \u003cb\u003eI Ask the Impossible\u003c\/b\u003e; and the children's book \u003cb\u003eMy Daughter, My Son, the Eagle, the Dove\u003c\/b\u003e. She is the editor of the anthology \u003cb\u003eGoddess of the Americas: Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e available from Vintage Español (\u003cb\u003eLa diosa de las Américas\u003c\/b\u003e). Castillo has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Book Award, a Carl Sandburg Award, a Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award, and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives in Chicago. Find out more about Castillo at her homepage: www.anacastillo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749194629408,"sku":"9781400034994","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4cb0c60fa898570036c8424df9c5a631.webp?v=1779926139","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-father-was-a-toltec-and-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}