{"product_id":"9781609453657","title":"Aura Xilonen - The Gringo Champion","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Aura Xilonen. Themes include Fiction, Literary, Sports, Hispanic \u0026amp; Latino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning debut novel by young Mexican author Aura Xilonen, \u003ci\u003eThe Gringo Champion\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrillingly inventive story about crossing borders that the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e called \"one of the must-read books of 2017.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Liborio has to leave Mexico, a land that has taught him little more than a keen instinct for survival. He crosses the Rio Bravo, like so many others, to reach \"the promised land.\" And in a barrio like any other, in some gringo city, this illegal immigrant tells his story.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Liborio narrates his memories we discover a childhood scarred by malnutrition and abandonment, an adolescence lived with a sense of having nothing to lose. In his new home, he finds a job at a bookstore. He falls in love with a woman so intensely that his fantasies of her verge on obsession. And, finally, he finds himself on a path that just might save him: he becomes a boxer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is a migrant's story of deracination, loneliness, fear, and finally, love told in a sparkling, innovative prose. It's \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Baby\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e, and a story of migration and hope that is as topical as it is timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58658859843958,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781609453657.jpg?v=1788965862","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781609453657","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}