The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue by Manuel Muoz, Cherre Moraga - 9780810148871

The Faith Healer of Olive AvenueStories\nAuthor(s): Manuel Muoz, Cherre Moraga\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Northwestern University Press, United States\nImprint: Northwestern University Press\nISBN-13: 9780810148871, 978-0810148871\nSynopsis\nThe luminous second collection that cemented Muoz as a key voice of and for California's Central Valley \n From the divergent paths of triplet brothers to a grieving father confronting his mistreatment of his son, these stories interweave a recurring cast of neighborhood characters, many of them in search of escape or release. Lauded for its empathetic portrayals of communities often ignored, The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue won a Whiting Award and an O. Henry Award it was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award as one of the best collections published in English worldwide. A new foreword by author and activist Cherr e Moraga gives testament to Muoz's status as \""the cartographer of a people.\""