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From a pulitzer prize finalist, the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of u. Luis alberto urrea said he initially was reluctant to write the devil s highway, his 2004 nonfiction book that became a finalist for the pulitzer prize the next year. Urrea invokes ancient religious texts which mention a vast desert known as desolation, beneath which. A true story kindle edition by urrea, luis alberto. The devils highway chelsey sands university of arizona lrc 516 ssi 2012 by luis alberto urrea. The devils highway is a story of astonishing courage and strength, of an epic battle against circumstance. His tone, pitch, mood, and command of the story was flawless. Pdf downloads of all 1282 litcharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. From a pulitzer prize finalist, the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the devil s highway. The devil s highway a true story by luis alberto urrea and publisher back bay books. The devils highway written by luis alberto urrea is a true story and is described in such a way that the reader feels the pain these men must have gone through. The devil s highway on the other hand is the story of a group of people who, driven on by poverty, come to disaster in the infernal heat of the desert in an attempt to find work and to make things a little better for their families back home. Urrea, who was the 1996 writerinresidence at ul lafayette, is the author of books. The devils highway ebook by luis alberto urrea 9780316049283. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide urrea, luis alberto. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. A true story pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. In this work of grave beauty and searing powerone of the most widely praised pieces of investigative reporting to appear in recent yearswe follow 26 men who in may 2001 attempted to cross the mexican border into the desert of southern arizona, through the deadly region known as the devils highway, a desert so harsh and desolate that even the border patrol is afraid to travel through it, a. They include novels, nonfiction, poetry and a collection of short stories. If you could give the devil s highway a new subtitle, what would it be. Luis alberto urrea describes the attempt of twentysix men to cross the mexican border into the desert of southern arizona, a region known as the devil s highway, detailing their harrowing ordeal and battle for. These twentysix men would look the devil in the eyes and some of them would not blink.
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