Sapogonia
An Anti-Romance in 3/8 Meter

Name: Sapogonia
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Ana Castillo
ISBN: 9781666640823

Author: Ana Castillo

Narrator: Andre Bellido

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 07/18/2023

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Hispanic & Latino, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

In Sapogonia, award-winning author Ana Castillo confronts the complex issues of race and identity facing those of mixed heritage through the struggles of Máximo Madrigal, an expatriate of Sapogonia, the metaphorical homeleand of all mestizos. Subtly political, it demonstrates how warring blood within a single body resists any peaceful resolution.

About Ana Castillo

Ana Castillo is a celebrated and distinguished poet, writer, editor, playwright, translator, and visual artist. Her accolades include the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement, and PEN Oakland Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award. She has received a Lambda in fiction and nonfiction, NEA fellowships in fiction and poetry, and an American Book Award. She is the bestselling author of So Far from God and Sapogonia, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

About Andre Bellido

Andre Bellido is an experienced voiceover artist and a NYC-based musician and actor. A South Florida native born to Latin American immigrants, he attended Berklee College of Music as a music production and engineering major and, post-graduation, began engineering and directing audiobooks and podcasts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Geoffrey

Almost an improbable romance novel between two major characters who don't really seem to be able to /know how to deal with their culturally defined lots in life.Characters well drawn & developed; this novel is driven by the characters, not a story line: not something I've read done very often.......more

Goodreads review by Alejandro

Well written in a way that spans great distances and lengths of time in a fluid way. The relationship between Max and Pastora does feel drawn out and repetitive toward the end, and cut have been cut shorter without losing anything.......more

Goodreads review by Jana

I wanted to like the main character but I didn't find anything appealing about him. Luckily the heroine was inspiring and helped me like the book overall. I like the spiritual mixed with the physical.......more

Goodreads review by Sandie

thought it was great......more

Goodreads review by Gitane

I loved this book, it's romantic and exotic, completely consuming!......more

Quotes

A new collection of stories from a grande dame of Chicana literature . . . Castillo’s truth-seeking characters leave an impression.