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The Water Museum

By: Luis Alberto Urrea
Narrated by: Luis Alberto Urrea
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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.

©2015 Luis Alberto Urrea (P)2015 Hachette Audio Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Genre Fiction Latino American Literary Fiction Short Stories United States World Literature
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The author is amazing. I have read EVERY book of his. His narration is lovely and perfect.

The stories are beautiful, haunting and inspiring.

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These stories hit every deep emotion I possess: grief, fear, laughter, regret. Two stories left me in tears. I cannot imagine anyone more suited to narrating this book than the author himself. It is, all of it, quite simply, beautiful. ❤

So powerful, so honest, so *everything*.

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Urrea brings you into his most creative space as he explores his subjects and characters in short story form. Readers familiar with his family of protagonists with feel at home and be satisfied with more depth or background. Readers new to Urrea will be swallowed up by his imagination and observation. Begging for More!

Masterful Vignettes

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Great Americana in its full spectrum. Getting by is hard, hearts are troubled, but it beats the vacuous alternative.

Rich, Vital, Need More

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Urrea’s warmth and crackle wraps the stories around you until it’s you and the protagonist working to beat the odds. May I be able to recognize another’s humanity, as these main characters do time and again. And may there never be a need for a Water Museum.

The author’s voice is perfect for these stories.

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