A construction worker takes up with the pregnant daughter of an acquaintance and finds he doesn't control the relationship as much as he thinks he does . . . A couple searches for a lost dog along the beach because the dog is more important than their relationship . . . A drunken man picks up a girl hitchhiker and remembers what it once felt like to have feelings for someone else . . . What does it mean to be male in a world in which old borders no longer exist? How can a man have a relationship if he doesn't even ...
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A construction worker takes up with the pregnant daughter of an acquaintance and finds he doesn't control the relationship as much as he thinks he does . . . A couple searches for a lost dog along the beach because the dog is more important than their relationship . . . A drunken man picks up a girl hitchhiker and remembers what it once felt like to have feelings for someone else . . . What does it mean to be male in a world in which old borders no longer exist? How can a man have a relationship if he doesn't even know who he is--and what better way to find out than by committing to a woman? Snapping Lines brings familiar and new stories together in a collection that explores the lives of loners searching for love. Jack Lopez writes about people who have adopted a stoical indifference to a world in which they always seem to find themselves on the losing end. These stories explore Latino male identity and the forces that shape it: friends, family, and lovers; culture, place, and relationships. They focus on men--often working men in the building trades--who construct their lives through their work and live in perpetual limbo because they don't know who they are. Men who stumble onto the relationships they need almost by accident. Men who try to control their relationships but fail. Written in spare, electric language and energized by memorable scenes, these stories enlighten as much as they entertain. When you have read Snapping Lines, you will come to see the faces of strangers in new and familiar ways.
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Add this copy of Snapping Lines to cart. $5.00, very good condition, Sold by The Haunted Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Iowa City, IA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by The University of Arizona Press.
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Near Fine. 0816520763. No owners' marks; pages are clean, crisp and bright; binding is square and tight; except for some delicate wear at the soft cover's right front edge, as new.
Add this copy of Snapping Lines (Camino Del Sol) to cart. $6.10, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of Arizona Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. BO1-DJ is mylar protected. DJ has taped label on the lower spine and label on the back top, wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, lightly bumped on some corners, inside flaps taped on the top and bottom to the book cover, and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has wrinkling on the spine edges, lightly cocked, library stamping on the top page edges, title page, and front loose endpaper with label, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Snapping Lines brings familiar and new stories together in a collection that explores the lives of loners searching for love.
Add this copy of Snapping Lines Format: Paperback to cart. $13.60, new condition, Sold by indoo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Avenel, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of Arizona Press.
Add this copy of Snapping Lines: Stories to cart. $21.25, very good condition, Sold by captnbook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Spokane, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Univ of Arizona Pr.
Add this copy of Snapping Lines (Camino Del Sol) to cart. $32.34, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University of Arizona Press.
