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Award-winning memoirist, poet, and activist, Jimmy Santiago Baca has established himself as an inspiring and important spokesperson for the Chicano experience, continually giving voice to the voiceless. His first novel, A Glass of Water is a gripping tale of family, loyalty, ambition, and revenge that takes us inside the tragedies unfurling along our countrys borders. Having made the nearly deadly journey across the border from Mexico, Casimiro and Nopal spend their days in the chili fields, building a life for their young sons. But when Nopal is brutally murdered, the boys are left to navigate this capricious new world without her. The elder son, Lorenzo, follows his fathers footsteps, devoting himself to the land, and falling in love with a strong-minded young woman whos come to their migrant camp to study the lives of its workers. But Vito, hot-blooded and restless, breaks away to find fame as an itinerant boxer, gaining notoriety inside the ring and out. Eventually, the brothers journeys converge, bringing them face to face with a common enemy. A Glass of Water is a searing, heartfelt tribute to brotherhood, and an arresting portrait of the twisted paths people take to claim th

Author

Baca, Jimmy Santiago, 1952-

Publisher

New York: Grove Press ; [Berkeley, Calif.]: Distributed by Publishers Group West

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802145109

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.48 / 5 (104 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14