New York: Grove Press, (1992.). Young Guatemalan-American writer's first novel - a bicultural story in the tradition of both Salinger and Garcia Marquez. Winner of the Sue Kaufman award for first fiction, nominated for the Pen/Faulkner. Cover has sticker affixed which states 'The book that inspired John Sayles's new movie, 'Men with Guns.' 450 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-35471.