Historias
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (939 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00UO1PSFM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
These short stories, some barely more than anecdotes, resonate powerfully, with their mixture of revelation, symbolism, and Caribbean folklore. Carlos was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and migrated north in his twenties. Historias is Carlos Mock’s latest musings on his past seen through his imagination. He has been active in the LGBT community for many years primarily in Chicago. This one is skillfully sutured together with vivid historias from his career as an obstetrician.” – Patricia Nell Warren, Author.“Historias is Carlos Mock’s most personal and intimate book, and I believe his best yet. In addition to his books, he has written op-ed pieces for Chicago Tribune and Windy City Times among others.Carlos Mock adds a new title to his growing bookshelf of unforgettable stories from his Puerto Rican roots – his gallery of relatives, his personal coming-out. His autobiographical and medical tales are uniqueand compelling.” – Felice Picano, Author.. A set of short stories ranging from childhood jokes to life and death situations
"A poignant, insightful memoir" according to JM Appel. As a longtime aficionado of medically-themed memoirs, it was a delight to encounter Carlos T. Mock's Historias, a carefully-observed and often humorous collection of "stories" recounting the author's childhood in Puerto Rico and his training as an obstetrician in the mainland United States. Many of the anecdotes in the narrative titled "It is the medical society's dream that residencies make doctors" are hilarious -- until one recalls they reflected the real experience of actual patients (such as a young woman referred to the hosp. Entertaining short stories It's a great way to get involved with the Puerto Rican culture. The fact that it's a compilation of a few poems and short stories (with completely different plots) makes it easy to read, interrupt it, and come back any time. Light reading, perfect for the night table, a plane or vacation.