Memoir of Un Ser Humano: The Life and Times de raulrsalinas by Raúl R. Salinas (raúlrsalinas)


Memoir of Un Ser Humano: The Life and Times de raulrsalinas
Title : Memoir of Un Ser Humano: The Life and Times de raulrsalinas
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ISBN : 1642042064
ISBN-10 : 9781642042061
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 250
Publication : Published March 1, 2018

Memoir of Un Ser Humano reveals dimensions of raúl “Roy” “Tapón” Salinas’ life that few of his readers and even many of his closest family and friends knew little about. Divided into five sections that mark raúl’s many journeys, transformations, and evolutions, the memoir, a scattered and fragmented collection of mostly unpublished writings is rife with Salinas’ musings, sketches, sweet and bittersweet recollections of his life as a boy become hipster-pachuco, social rebel, drug addict, father, prisoner, writer of prose and poetry become revolutionary. Raúl’s distinctive voice is presented in new ways as we read his many efforts to tell his life’s story, and we are gifted with new understanding of the many layers of this beautifully complex human being.

Memoir of Un Ser Humano: The Life and Times de raulrsalinas Reviews

  • Miranda

    Read for my Mexican American Chicano/a Literature class!

  • lilia

    Memoir of Un Ser Humano is a poignant and refreshing book, where raúlrsalinas details in snapshots, anecdotes, poetry, letters, and essays his life from his boyhood to la pinta to el libre. This book is a must-have complement to Salinas' celebrated and widely-recognized poetry collections because it enhances our understanding of this father of Chicano poetry, free verse, and spoken word.

  • Red Salmon Arts

    Told in five parts, Memoir of Un Ser Humano: The Life and Times de raúlrsalinas (Red Salmon Press, 2018), is a captivating and unadulterated look at the many mundos that shaped the Xicanindio writer, raúlrsalinas, into the pinto poeta, human rights activist, independent bookshop owner, cultural innovator, and homegrown educator, we came to know and admire. See:
    https://www.resistenciabooks.com/memoir