Nov 16, 2009

Mi querido Rafa/Dear Rafe | Mi querido Rafa/Dear Rafe

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Author: Roland Hinojosa-Smith
First Published: 1981
Type of Work: Novel
Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Interracial relationships, Prejudices or antipathies, West, U.S., Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations, Adultery, Multiculturalism, Mexican Americans, Bilingualism, Latinos, Aliens, illegal, Texas, Banks, bankers, or banking, Caste systems
Locales: Texas

Dear Rafe consists of three parts. In the first section, Jehú Malacara, a well-known public figure and loan officer in Klail City, writes twenty-three letters to Rafe Buenrostro, his cousin, who is recovering from wounds received in the Korean War. Rafe is confined to the veteran's hospital in William Barrett, Texas.

The second part of the book is composed of sketches in which twenty-three citizens of Klail City reflect upon Jehú, all from their unique perspectives. These two sections occupy forty-six and sixty-five pages, respectively. The third section, three pages...

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Mi querido Rafa/Dear Rafe | Mi querido Rafa/Dear Rafe

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