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America seen through the eyes of the huddled masses. The hero is Estaban, one of a group of Central Americans brought to New York to crew a tramp ship, only to be abandoned by the ship's owners. When their food runs out Estaban, a former Nicaraguan guerrilla, goes ashore to steal for them. His forays lead him to a Latino neighborhood where he finds work and love. By the author of The Long Night of the White Chickens.… (more)
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The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco Goldman (1997)

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I actually reviewed this book for The Miami Herald when it came out -- and they blurbed my review on the cover of the paperback! "Stunningly well-written" I said (and meant). And how cool to get a cover blurb? Then my friend Matt ruined it by saying, "Yeah -- set book on stun." Ha ha. Very funny, Matt. Still, a really great book -- even if you think a harrowing tale about an immigrant crew marooned on a derelict merchant vessel in a Brooklyn shipyard is not your cup of tea. You'll find yourself drawn into the story. And Goldman is a wonderful writer. Stunning, even. ( )
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America seen through the eyes of the huddled masses. The hero is Estaban, one of a group of Central Americans brought to New York to crew a tramp ship, only to be abandoned by the ship's owners. When their food runs out Estaban, a former Nicaraguan guerrilla, goes ashore to steal for them. His forays lead him to a Latino neighborhood where he finds work and love. By the author of The Long Night of the White Chickens.

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