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What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog) Hardcover – March 13, 2018

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Burdened by poverty, illiteracy, and vulnerability as Mexican immigrants to California's Coachella Valley, three generations of González men turn to vices or withdraw into depression. As brothers Rigoberto and Alex grow to manhood, they are haunted by the traumas of their mother's early death, their lonely youth, their father's desertion, and their grandfather's invective. Rigoberto's success in escaping―first to college and then by becoming a writer―is blighted by his struggles with alcohol and abusive relationships, while Alex contends with difficult family relations, his own rocky marriage, and fatherhood.

Descending into a dark emotional space that compromises their mental and physical health, the brothers eventually find hope in aiding each other. This is an honest and revealing window into the complexities of Latino masculinity, the private lives of men, and the ways they build strength under the weight of grief, loss, and despair.
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    Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog
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  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    University of Wisconsin Press
  5. Publication date
    March 13, 2018
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0299316904
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0299316907
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"A powerful and moving portrait of a complex and troubled family and of memory and regret. González looks back not in anger but with great generosity of spirit." ―Guillermo Reyes, author of Madre and I

"With gut-wrenching, skin-close honesty, Rigoberto González―already decorated for the stunning achievements of his two previous memoirs―offers a riveting account of the sustaining love between brothers in the midst of raw grief, trauma, and wrenching poverty. The stakes couldn't be higher or the writing more intense. A literary victory." ―Joy Castro, author of Island of Bones

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Rigoberto González is the author of seventeen books of poetry and prose, including the memoirs Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa (winner of the American Book Award) and Autobiography of My Hungers. He is a contributing editor for Poets & Writers magazine, serves on the board of trustees of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP), and is a professor of English at Rutgers–Newark, the State University of New Jersey.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Wisconsin Press (March 13, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0299316904
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0299316907
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
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Rigoberto González was born in Bakersfield, California and raised in Michoacán, Mexico. The son and grandson of migrant farm workers, he is the author of seventeen books and the editor of Camino del Sol: Fifteen Years of Latina, and Latino Writing and Xicano Duende: A Select Anthology of Alurista's poetry. The recipient of Lannan, Guggenheim, NEA, NYFA, and USA Rolón fellowships, winner of the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, the Lenore Marshall Prize from the Academy of American Poets, the American Book Award, The Poetry Center Book Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the PEN/Voelcker Award in poetry, he is critic-at-large for the L.A. Times, contributing editor for Poets and Writers Magazine, on the Board of Directors of the Poetry Society of America (PSA), and Zoeglossia: A Community for Writers with Disabilities, and on the Writers Council for The Center for Fiction. Currently, he's Distinguished Professor of English and director of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Rutgers-Newark. He lives in Newark, NJ.

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The author's life is completely different than mine, yet universal themes of family and belonging are relatable. The prose is written skillfully and I highly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Moving!
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2018
WHAT DROWNS THE FLOWERS IN YOUR MOUTH is a beautifully written account of a young man's journey from childhood poverty in California and Mexico to an adulthood of independence on the east coast. A meditation on shame, misunderstanding, separation, and reconciliation, the book thoughtfully considers questions of masculinity; particularly, what it means to be a father, brother, and friend. WHAT DROWNS THE FLOWERS is a memorable narrative of migration, illness, authenticity, and the bonds that hold us together. One of my favorite books of nonfiction this year.
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