{"product_id":"9781611927023","title":"The Adventures of Don Chipote, or When Parrots Breast-Feed","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1928, and written by journalist Daniel Venegas, \u003cem\u003eDon Chipote\u003c\/em\u003e is an unknown classic of American literature, dealing with the phenomenon that has made this nation great: immigration.  It is the bittersweet tale of a greenhorn who abandons his plot of land (and a shack full of children) in Mexico to come to the United States and sweep the gold up from the streets.  Together with his faithful companions, a tramp named Pluticarpio and a dog called Suffering Hunger, Don Chipote (whose name means “bump on the head”) stumbles from one misadventure to another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, we learn what the Southwest was like during the 1920s: how Mexican laborers were treated like beasts of burden, and how they became targets for every shyster and lowlife looking to make a quick buck.  The author, himself a former immigrant laborer, spins his tale using the Chicano vernacular of that time.  Full of folklore and local color, \u003cem\u003eDon Chipote\u003c\/em\u003e  is a must-read for scholars, students, and all who would become acquainted with the historical and economic roots, as well as with the humor, of the Southwestern Hispanic community.  Ethriam Cash Brammer, a young poet and scholar, provides a faithful English translation, while Dr. Nicolás Kanellos offers an accessible, well-documented introduction to this important novel he discovered in 1984. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arte Público","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175108854000,"sku":"9781611927023","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611927023_p0.jpg?v=1763839885","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611927023","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}