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Foundation  \nThe Book of Ruin  \nAlso by Rigoberto González  \n## Poetry\n\nUnpeopled Eden  \nOur Lady of the CrosswordBlack Blossoms  \nOther Fugitives and Other StrangersSo Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until It Breaks  \n## Essays\n\nPivotal Voices,Era of Transition:Toward a 2ist Century PoeticsRed-Inked Retablos  \n## Bilingual Children's Books\n\nAntonio's CardSoledad Sigh-Sighs  \n## Novels\n\nMariposa U.Mariposa GownThe Mariposa ClubCrossing Vines  \n## Memoir\n\nWhat Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth:A Memoir of BrotherhoodAutobiography of My HungersButterfly Boy:Memories ofa Chicano Mariposa  \nShort Story Collection  \nMen without Bliss  \nAs Editor  \nXicano Duende:A Select Anthology by Alurista  \nCamino del Sol:Fifteen Years of Latina and Latino Writing  \n# The Book of Ruin\n\nRigoberto González  \nFour Way Books  \nTribeca  \nCopyright ◎2019 Rigoberto González  \nNo part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner withoutwritten permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied incritical articles and reviews.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames:González,Rigoberto,author.  \nTitle:The book of ruin/Rigoberto González.  \nDescription:New York,NY:Four Way Books,20I9.  \nIdentifiers:LCCN 2018028725|ISBN978I945588327(pbk.:alk.paper)  \nClassification:LCC PS3557.04695 A62019 IDDC811/.54--dc23  \nLC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/20I8028725  \nThis book is manufactured in the United States of Americaand printed on acid-free paper  \nFour Way Books is a not-for-profit literary press.We are grateful for the assistancewe receive from individual donors,public arts agencies,and private foundations.  \nThis publication is made possible with public funds from theNational Endowment for the Arts  \nand from the New York State Council on the Arts,a state agency.  \nNEWYORK  \nCouncil on  \nSTATE OF  \nthe Arts  \nOPPORTUNITY.  \nWe are a proud member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.  \nIn memory of Justin Chin  \nContents  \nBook I:The Book of Lost Souls  \nA Brief History of Fathers Searching for Their Sons 3  \nI.Parable  \n2.The Mexican Revolution  \n3.Tsunami  \n4.43  \n5.Portrait of a Father After His Son's MemorialService  \nThe Incredible Story of Las Poquianchis of Guanajuato 20  \nI.Las Animas I  \n2.The Gospel According to María Luisa  \n3.El Tepocate's Tattoos  \n4.Corrido de la Poquianchi Jesusa  \n5.The Fourth Sister's Daughter  \n6.Death to Maria Delfina  \n7.The Return of El Poquianchi  \n8.Las Animas II  \nHagiography of Brother Fire and Sister Smoke 45  \nI.Brother Fire  \n2.Sister Smoke  \nEI Coyote and the Furies on the Day of the Dead 53  \nThe Ghosts of Ludlow,I9I4-20I455  \n## Book II:The Book of Ruin\n\nApocalipsixtlán 63  \nI.New Beginning  \n2.Mother  \n3.The Story of the Muddies  \n4.In Pursuit  \n5.Signs of the End of the World  \n6.The Brittle Man of Clay  \n7.Birth of the Trainees  \n8.Carnival of Cannibals  \n9.The Flying Men of Mexico  \nI0.Game of Whispers  \nII.Fate of the Smaller Ones  \nI2.A Second Crack in the Earth","cbCain58ptOCWtLb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain58ptOCWtLb","pdf",3221104,106,"English","# Poetry\n## Unpeopled Eden\n## Our Lady of the Crossword\n## Black Blossoms\n## Other Fugitives and Other Strangers\n## So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water Until It Breaks\n# Essays\n## Pivotal Voices\n## Era of Transition: Toward a 2ist Century Poetics\n## Red-Inked Retablos\n# Novels\n## Mariposa U.\n## Mariposa Gown\n## The Mariposa Club\n## Crossing Vines\n# Memoir\n## What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood\n## Autobiography of My Hungers\n## Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa\n## Short Story Collection\n## Men without Bliss\n## As Editor\n## Xicano Duende: A Select Anthology by Alurista\n## Camino del Sol: Fifteen Years of Latina and Latino Writing\n# Contents\n## Book I: The Book of Lost Souls\n## A Brief History of Fathers Searching for Their Sons\n## The Incredible Story of Las Poquianchis of Guanajuato\n## Hagiography of Brother Fire and Sister Smoke\n## El Coyote and the Furies on the Day of the Dead\n## The Ghosts of Ludlow, 1914-1915\n## Book II: The Book of Ruin\n## Apocalipsixtlán","[{\"question\":\"What is the overall structure of the book’s contents?\",\"answer\":\"The contents are divided into Book I: The Book of Lost Souls and Book II: The Book of Ruin, each containing multiple named sections and chapters.\"},{\"question\":\"Which kinds of literary works are included in the collection?\",\"answer\":\"The book includes poetry, essays, bilingual children’s books, novels, and memoir materials.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is credited as the author and what publication details are provided?\",\"answer\":\"Rigoberto González is credited as the author, and the text includes copyright information, cataloging data, publisher details, and acknowledgments of arts support.\"}]","The Book of Ruin | PDF",1791862466,163]