Encrucijada / Roberto G. Fernández. Absence / Daniel Alarcon -- Mother the big / Porochista Khakpour -- The bees, part 1 / Aleksandar Hemon -- Grandmother's garden / Meen Alexander -- Otravida, otravez / Junot Díaz -- Wal-Mart has plantains / Sefi Atta -- Fischer vs. Spassky / Lara Vapnyar -- The stations of the sun / Reese Okyong Kwon -- Echo / Laila Lalami -- No subject / Carolina De Robertis -- The science of flight / Yiyun Li -- Hot-air balloons / Edwidge Danticat -- Home safe / Emma Ruby-Sachs -- SJU-ATL-DTW (San Juan-Atlanta-Detroit) / Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes -- Diógenes / Pablo Helguera -- Bamboo / Eduardo Halfon -- Encrucijada / Roberto G. Fernández.
Summary:
"An anthology of contemporary short stories written by immigrants to the United States. This book continues the Great Books Foundation's commitment to engage readers with perennial questions about the relation of the individual to society. Immigrant Voices includes: eighteen short stories that speak to the experiences, concerns, and aspirations of those who have left their homeland for a new life in the United States; authors Junot Díaz, Edwidge Danticat, Yiyun Li, Aleksandar Hemon, and others; [and] a brief biological note on each of the authors and discussion questions for each section"-- Provided by publisher.
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