Gayl Jones

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MosquitoPaperback, 8 March 2022

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Part of Series
Celebrating Black Women Writers
Print Length
624 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Beacon Press
Date Published
8 Mar 2022
ISBN-10
0807006629
ISBN-13
9780807006627

Description

From the highly acclaimed author of Corregidora and The Healing--a rare and unforgettable journey set along the US-Mexico border about identity, immigration, and "the new underground railroad."

"Jones's great achievement is to reckon with both history and interiority, and to collapse the boundary between them."--Anna Wiener, The New Yorker

First discovered and edited by Toni Morrison, Gayl Jones has been described as one of the great literary writers of the 20th century. In Mosquito, she examines the US-Mexico border crisis through the eyes of Sojourner Nadine Jane Johnson, an African American truck driver known as Mosquito. Her journey beings after discovering a stowaway who nearly gives birth in the back of her truck, sparking her accidental and yet growing involvement in "the new underground railroad," a sanctuary movement for Mexican immigrants.

As Mosquito's understanding of the immigrants's need to forge new lives and identities deepens, so too does Mosquito's romance with Ray, a gentle revolutionary, philosopher, and, perhaps, a priest. Along the road, Mosquito introduces us to Delgadina, a Chicana bartender who fries cactus, writes haunting stories, and studies to become a detective; Monkey Bread, a childhood pal who is, improbably, assistant to a blonde star in Hollywood; Maria, the stowaway who names her baby Journal, a misspelled tribute to her unwitting benefactor Sojourner; and many more.

Product Details

Author:
Gayl Jones
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
8 March 2022
Dimensions:
21.34 x 13.97 x 4.83 cm
ISBN-10:
0807006629
ISBN-13:
9780807006627
Language:
English
Pages:
624
Publisher:
Weight:
793.79 gm

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