Sergio Troncoso is the author of four books, and will be reading across the country in 2011-12. Check his Schedule of Appearances and Readings.
From This Wicked Patch of Dust is a novel about the Martinez family, who begins life in a shantytown on the U.S.-Mexico border, and struggles to stay together despite cultural clashes, different religions, and contemporary politics.
Crossing Borders: Personal Essays is a collection that bridges the chasm between the poverty of the border and the highest echelons of success in America, with sacrifice, commitment, and honesty. (Kindle Edition)
Please address professional inquiries to: SergioTroncoso@gmail.com.
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From This Wicked Patch of Dust:
*Starred Review: “Troncoso is clearly adept at his craft, telling a story filled with rich language and the realities of family life....With its skillful pairing of conflict over religious and familial obligations with the backdrop of a Mexican-American family’s love for one another, Troncoso’s novel is an engaging literary achievement.” ---Kirkus Reviews
“Nuanced and authentic.” ---The Dallas Morning News
“There’s...genuine heart and pride in the depiction of the ‘four children, four worlds’ that spiral out of a single immigrant dream.” ---The El Paso Times
“An ambitious book, full of insight into complex American identity....There's wisdom in these pages and compassion for fragmented families in a mobile, complicated world.” ---National Public Radio Affiliate, Arizona’s KNAU
“Sergio Troncoso breathes fresh air into the American assimilation story. This story is...wholly universal.” ---The Philadelphia City Paper
“An intimate, revealing chronicle.” ---The Albuquerque Journal
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Crossing Borders: Personal Essays:
“Engrossing and revealing.” ---Daniel Olivas for The El Paso Times
“Troncoso is an elegant writer whose work will make readers grateful that he writes his life down.” ---The Hispanic Reader
“These very personal essays cross several borders: cultural, historical, and self-imposed....We owe it to ourselves to read, savor and read them again.” ---Manuel Ramos for The El Paso Times
“It is these details that fill the simple and accessible prose of these essays with life, demonstrating how from such personal experiences emanate a universal message about what unifies us, despite our many differences.” ---Spanish News Agency EFE
From This Wicked Patch of Dust was selected by Southwest Books of the Year as a ‘Notable Book’ and by the editors of Dark Sky Magazine as one of the ‘Best Books of 2011.’ Crossing Borders: Personal Essays was also selected by The Hispanic Reader as one of the ‘Best Books of 2011.’
Troncoso is also the author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, which won the Premio Aztlan and the Southwest Book Award, and The Nature of Truth, a novel about a Yale research student who discovers that his boss, a renowned professor, hides a Nazi past.
He graduated from Harvard College, and studied international relations and philosophy at Yale University. He won a Fulbright scholarship to Mexico and was inducted into the Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s Alumni Hall of Fame. He is a member of PEN.
Troncoso writes the blog www.ChicoLingo.com, about writing, politics, and finance. All of his podcasts are also available free, on iTunes; just type in his name in the iTunes Music Store.
Visit his list of recommended books at www.LiteraryLatino.com.