Combining poetic language and the traditions of magic realism to paint a vivid portrait of her family, Pat Mora's House of Houses is an unconventional memoir that reads as if every member, death notwithstanding, is in one room talking, laughing, and crying. In a salute to the Day of the Dead, the story begins with a visit to the cemetery in which all of her deceased relatives come alive to share stories of the family, literally bringing the food to their own funerals. From there the book covers a year in the life of her clan, revealing the personalities and events that Mora herself so desperately yearns to know and understand.
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9780816527960
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Historical BiographiesTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- House of Houses Ut rosa flos florum, sic est domus ista domorum. As the rose is the flower of flowers, so is this, the house of houses.
- Enero friolero / Chilly January
- Febrero loco / Crazy February
- Marzo airoso / Windy March
- Abril lluvioso / Rainy April
- Mayo / May Enero friolero, febrero loco, marzo airoso, abril lluvioso, sacan a mayo, floreado y hermoso. Chilly January, crazy February, windy March, rainy April bring on the beauty of flowering May.
- Junio / June Huerta sin agua, cuerpo sin alma. An orchard without water is like a body without a soul.
- Julio / July Al que buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija. Seek shade under a worthy tree.
- Agosto / August Goza del mes de mayo que agosto llegará. Revel in May, for August soon arrives.
- Septiembre / September De lo hermoso, hermoso es el otoño. To speak of lovely, speak of autumn.
- Octubre / October La que anda entre la miel, algo se le pega. Honey clings if you’re surrounded by it.
- Noviembre / November La primavera se hace ligera, el invierno se hace eterno. Spring breezes by, while winter seems eternal.
- Diciembre, mes viejo que arruga el pellejo. / December, old month that wrinkles our skin.
- Dichos / Sayings
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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