¡Caramba! (Spanish Edition) Paperback by Nina Marie Martínez

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage Espanol (2006-08-08)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 400 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781400077380
• Item Weight: 377.62 grams
• Dimensions: 20.32 x 13.23 x 2.03 cm

An “absurdly entertaining first novel” (Los Angeles Times) about mamacitas and mariachis, fiestas and tupperware parties, rodeos and Miss Magma beauty contests. 

“Endlessly inventive ... very funny. Martinez’s deadpan perspective on faith, romance and the uneasy bonds of family is truly wonderful.” —The Washington Post Book World

Natalie and Consuelo are like-minded individuals who live in Lava Landing, California. When they aren’t working at The Big Cheese Plant, they get all dolled up for the racetrack, or go for at a tequila float at The Big Five Four. They urgently need to get Consuelo’s father out of Purgatory: he won’t stop turning up in women’s dreams until they do. But that means a trip to Mexico, and Consuelo still hasn’t gotten over her fear of long car rides….

In this touching and dazzling fresh novel, inspired by La Loter’a, a Mexican game of chance not unlike bingo, the American experience emerges in a brilliant new language and landscape.

About the Author

Nina Maria Martínez nació en San José, California, y es hija de un padre méxicoamericano de primera generación y una madre estadounidense de ascendencia alemana. A pesar de no haber terminado la escuela secundaria, es licenciada en literatura de la Universidad de California en Santa Cruz. Además de escribir novelas, ella es entusiasta de la ropa de épocas anteriores, reliquias que busca y luego pone a la venta. También es una gran aficionada al béisbol. Actualmente vive en el norte de California, en donde se dedica a escribir su segunda novela.