Latin Moon in Manhattan

Exuberant and colorful,Latin Moon in Manhattanpaints a vivid portrait of New York City as the land of El Dorado for today's Latino immigrants. From Little Columbia in Queens to the street life of Times Square, this brilliant novel is crowded with an extraordinary cast of characters: Hot Sauce, a midget hooker; Simon Bolivar, a parrot who croons Julio Iglesias songs; the Urrutias, a family rich from cocaine smuggling; Santiago Martinez, a loner and would-be poet whose ancient cat, Mr. O'Donnell, is slowly dying of an enlarged heart. Exploding with a profusion of plots and sub-plots involving drug smuggling, romance, and the literacy politics of Queens,Latin Moon in Manhattanis a rich and charming work.Manrique, Jaime is the author of 'Latin Moon in Manhattan', published 1993 under ISBN 9780312088354 and ISBN 0312088353.