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UNFAMOUS MEN IBD

HARROW BOOKS
11 / 2019
9781733112802
Inglés

Sinopsis

A new retelling of the classic novelInspired by Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck',s timeless tale of Depression-era friendship, Unfamous Men chronicles a different group of doomed dreamers: Mexican fruit pickers in Southern California in the years following World War II.áTomás, a small man with a weakness for women and gambling, is constantly getting into trouble. Juanito, on the other hand, is a gentle giant with limited emotional intelligence who craves only quiet.They&rsquo,re on their way to Los Angeles to live with Juanito&rsquo,s uncle, but first they need to earn money áat a ranch near Ventura. Complicating matters is the fact that Tomás has caught the eye of both Dallas, the ranch owner&rsquo,s son, and Celedonia, Dallas&rsquo,s Mexican wife who used to work on the ranch. There&rsquo,s also Santos, the wise field boss and Custodio, a youngáBraceroádisillusioned about life in America.Over the span of just a few days, these characters collide in a way that ends in betrayal and death&mdash,but not in the way you might think.