The Fine Young Men of Mexico
Contreras, F.X.
Sold by Goodwill of Silicon Valley, SAN JOSE, CA, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by Goodwill of Silicon Valley, SAN JOSE, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 28 June 2024
Condition: Used - Good
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Gallo left México when he was twenty-five and never looked back. Pushing fifty, he now returns for a reunion with his old school friends in Mérida, and finds they've barely moved on from the dysfunctional no-hopers they were in the past.
In the course of an alcohol-fuelled weekend marked by insults and endearments, he's forced to confront exactly what it is about each of them that has held them back. Beset by boasts, challenges and sentimental wallowing, he also has to fit in as one of the boys while retaining his self-respect.
The Fine Young Men of Mexico is a buddy novel, with flash cars and drug drops, an ill-judged boat trip, the parading of juvenile excess and the badly timed arrival of a wife. Gallo also gets killed – or doesn't: it's hard to tell.
At the same time, the book is a disturbing but darkly humorous contemplation on the corrosive effects of crime and violence in a city once considered Mexico’s last refuge from the corruption that has destroyed the rest of the country.
F.X. Contreras was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico and holds an M.A. in Latin American Literature and a Ph.D. in Humanities. He has an interest in creative writing and absurdist theater, and his own work includes plays, short stories and interactive fiction, exploring themes of power, corruption and human folly. He has lived in Boston, Mass., and currently lives in Valencia, Spain.
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