I Want to Buy a Vowel
Chosen by Booklist as One of the Best Books of 1996! Guatemalan immigrant Alfredo Santayana doesn't know much English, but he does understand the phrase "I want to buy a vowel"--an important incantation that leads to wondrous wealth in his new land, America. Unfortunately, Alfredo has a lot more...
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Chosen by Booklist as One of the Best Books of 1996! Guatemalan immigrant Alfredo Santayana doesn't know much English, but he does understand the phrase "I want to buy a vowel"--an important incantation that leads to wondrous wealth in his new land, America. Unfortunately, Alfredo has a lot more to learn in this touching novel of the immigrant experience--a wonderfully entertaining satire that hits the jackpot.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780425160817 (0425160815)
Publish date: November 1st 1997
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 231
Edition language: English
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