At his street poet best Narvaez gives Jonathan Lethem and Junot Diaz a run for their money. "With considerable style, poise, and humor, Richie Narvaez's Noiryorican unpacks a world of grifters, street punks and hangers-on just trying to get by in the big city when the odds are stacked against them. Score one for the home team." -Edwin Torres, author of Carlito's Way The array of characters encompasses the Nuyorican experience devoid of sentiment or artifice. "It strikes an authentic tone that rings true to my seasoned ear. These stories define noir as tales of people who fall not from great heights but from the stoop and the sidewalk.Ī follow-up to the author's Roachkiller and Other Stories, which received the Spinetingler Award for Best Anthology/Short Story Collection, this contains a sequel to that anthology's eponymous story. In thirteen fast-moving stories, the author of Hipster Death Rattle explores the tragic world of noir fiction with a wide range of Latinx characters. A con man tries to sell the Grand Central clock. 2, 2020 - PRLog - Down & Out Books is pleased to announce that NOIRYORICAN, Short Fiction by Richie Narvaez has been published on Novemin trade paperback and ebook formats.Ī reluctant assassin is born.
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