American Son
by Brian Ascalon Roley
US, Canada, and UK: W.W. Norton & Company, Pbk ISBN
0393321541
A gritty but accomplished first novel about two Filipino-American
brothers growing up in contemporary California and their respective
struggles to accept their heritage. Tomas emulates a Mexican gangster
and opts for theft and violence, Gabe tries to flee his brother's brutal
ways but can't get far from his family.
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