Rigoberto González is the author of So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water until It Breaks, a selection of the National Poetry Series, and Soledad Sigh-Sighs, a book for children. The recipient of a Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and of writing residencies in Spain, Brazil, and Costa Rica, he currently lives in New York City.
Rigoberto González, paying homage to Tomás Rivera's 1971 . . . y no
se lo tragó la tierra, brings the Chicano novel back to its source.
In a debut that distills a unique poet's sensibility, this novel
intertwines the sixties and nineties to explore farm workers' lives
and their experience with la huelga. González courageously tackles
issues such as labor, assimilation, sexuality, and the tension
between the self and the world - a milestone!"" - Ilan Stavans,
author of The Hispanic Condition and On Borrowed Words
|""Crossing Vines is a long day's journey into night, a skillful
and realistic view into the work and lives of a crew of grape
pickers. A generation ago Tomás Rivera opened our eyes to the lives
of migrant workers. Rigoberto González brilliantly continues his
legacy."" - Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima and Zia
Summer
|""Staying awake through most of the night was a habit don Nico
kept from his days as a watchman at the funeral parlor in
Monterrey. ... A few hours of sleep were all he needed. ... At
sixty-five, an old man like don Nico could put in a hard day's
labor in the grape fields and be ready to work the next day with
little rest. In the meantime he waited. He watched. He listened.""
- from Crossing Vines
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