La Mollie and the King of Tears ebook

by Arturo Islas

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It's 1973, the comet Kahoutek is coming, and the world may be about to end. It doesn't quite end for Louie, but the morning hours find him at San Francisco General Hospital, telling his tale to a stranger while he waits to hear the fate of his lover, La Mollie.

"La Mollie and the King of Tears. This is a wonderful book. is alternately hilarious and sad, perceptive and self-deluding, course and ethnically accepted. remarkable as a crossover novel, a work of Chicano fiction with universal appeal. "La Mollie and the King of Tears" is¨ Islas sweet, funny, trenchant third novel.

Start by marking La Mollie and the King of Tears as Want to Read . The funniest book in Mexican-American literature.

Start by marking La Mollie and the King of Tears as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. It gives a window into the thoughts and feelings Louie Mendoza as he sits in a San Francisco emergency room waiting for an update on his girlfriend, a rich young socialite he affectionately calls La Mollie. Along the way we learn of his lost daughter, his hilarious (and sometimes sad) childhood in El Paso, his exes, and his passion for jazz. Especially great if you love San Francisco, or comets. Apr 15, 2008 Kevin rated it it was amazing. Heartbreaking and beautiful.

Reveals new dimensions of Islas's talent: his ear for the street and his gift for comedy. -Diane Middlebrook show more. As Louie recounts his journey from La Mollie's apartment to his gig in the Mission District, from a shooting to a broken leg and his frustrated efforts to find his way home, he lets us in on what's brought him to this place, this moment, and his love for this woman.

The funniest book in Mexican-American literature

Dec 28, 2007 Randy O rated it it was amazing. Recommends it for: People who love San Francisco or have a wry sense of humor.

Afterword: The Long Walk Home. La Mollie and the King of Tears. Vivancos-P é rez, Ricardo. Feminist-Oriented Men in Arturo Islas’s Fiction. Critical Essays on Chicano Studies Ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. R. Espejo et al.

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Islas' grandmother, Crecenciana, was a teacher who devoted much of her time to disciplining and educating her children, teaching them to. .

Islas' grandmother, Crecenciana, was a teacher who devoted much of her time to disciplining and educating her children, teaching them to read, write and speak fluent English, enabling Islas' father, Arturo Islas S. became a police officer in a largely white police force, and passing onto Arturo Jr. and his cousins a deep connection with learning. Big Mamou and her daughter, Emily, two characters in La Mollie and the King of Tears, are based on San Francisco blues musician Margaret Moore and her daughter Kirsten Moore, long time close friends of the author. Arturo Islas was Godfather to Kirsten Moore.

Meet Louie Mendoza, a jazz musician who likes to talk--who can't seem to stop talking for the life of him, in fact. It's 1973, the comet Kahoutek is coming, and the world may be about to end. It doesn't quite end for Louie, but the morning hours find him at San Francisco General Hospital, telling his tale to a stranger while he waits to hear the fate of his lover, La Mollie. As Louie recounts his journey from her apartment to his gig in the Mission District, a shooting, a broken leg and his frustrated efforts to find his way home, he lets us in on what's brought him to this place, this moment, and his love for this woman.

"His characters, funny and serious, switch from the desert to the city, from rock to mambo, from tears to laughter. He captures the expansive spirit and capacity de su gente."--José Antonio Burciaga

"Reveals new dimensions of Islas's talent: his ear for the street and his gift for comedy. Delightful."--Diane Middlebrook

Briciraz

This is a wonderful book. I think it's the best one by Arturo Islas, even though a friend (Paul Skenazy) had to synthesize it into existence (due to Islas's death from AIDS before he could do the job himself) but in keeping with the direction he received from Islas. The self-educated, financially challenged sax player Louie Mendoza is a wonderful character who falls for this super hyper highly educated and well-off Anglo woman he calls La Mollie, which creates all sorts of cultural and class-related firework. The novel is Chicano literature and to some extent gay lit (Louie's brother Tomas is gay and Louie moves in and out of his world), and not to demean either, but it's much more than that. It crosses all sorts of boundaries of geography, culture, class, education, race, and spirituality. It's hard to get into the novel at the beginning, but once you fall for Louie, you won't be able to put it down. The social satire and satire related to the church is spot on, at least in my opinion. Consider this observation, made in Louie's characteristic, down to earth voice that gets right to the heart of the matter: "When I look at those white adobe buildings [the Spanish missions in California]. all I can think of are all the Indians who got whipped and killed putting em up just so some Spanish monk could lord it over em all humble-like and superior and get made a saint for doing it." The book is full of gems like this. Louie's place may be at the bottom of the social ladder, but the wisdom he acquires from all of his experiences put him near the top. And if you like Shakespeare (yes Shakespeare!), you'll also love this novel. It so rich in content that I plan to read it again.

Foxanayn

This book was a nominee for the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association (BABRA) Fiction Award. La Mollie is a surprising gem of a book. If only Mr. Islas were still alive to write some more...