Burro Genio

Victor Villasenor

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Rayo
01 August 2006

Biography: general; Languages & ESL; Spanish - Biography; Spanish - Non-fiction; Spanish - Languages

De pie frente al p�blico, Victor Villase�or mir� al grupo de maestros sentados frente a �l, y su mente se llen� de recuerdos de infancia llenos de humillaci�n y abuso por parte de sus profesores. Se sinti� enfurecer. Con el coraz�n en la mano, comenz� a hablar de esos abusos. Y cuando termin�, para su gran sorpresa, encontr� a todos los profesores de pie aplau-di�ndolo enf�ticamente. Muchas de las personas en el p�blico no lograban contener sus l�grimas. As� comienzan las conmovedoras y apasionadas memorias de Victor Villase�or. A pesar de ser muy talentoso e imaginativo desde muy ni�o, tuvo que vivir con una dificultad de aprendizaje (no fue sino hasta los 44 a�os de edad que fue diagnosticado con un caso grave de dislexia), y la frustraci�n de ser latino en una escuela americana en la que s�lo se hablaba ingl�s. A pesar de los profesores que lo maltrataban porque no pod�a hablar ingl�s, Villase�or se aferr� a su sue�o de un d�a convertirse en escritor. Hoy en d�a, es considerado uno de los autores m�s importantes de nuestra era.

By: Victor Villasenor
Imprint: Rayo
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780060566838
ISBN 10: 0060566833
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 01 August 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Language: Spanish
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Burro Genio

A redemptive book, a celebration of courage and tenacity.... Real writing, as Villasenor shows us, embodies the very same qualities. --Los Angeles Times Book Review Burro Genius invites the reader to analyze on their own past and reflect on how one's actions and words directly affect those one comes in contact with. --La Prensa-San Diego A powerful memoir. --San Diego Union-Tribune Spirited...[Villasenor's] retelling of sometimes humorous, sometimes chilling childhood experience is at once painful and gratifying. He imaginatively and poetically remembers his tumultuous childhood with the simplicity of a child and the introspection of a sage. --Publishers Weekly