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Brownsville: Stories is a short story collection by American author Oscar Casares. It was published in 2003 and was his first book. The title is taken from Casares’ hometown of Brownsville, Texas, where the loosely related stories in the book are set. Brownsville has been honored with several awards and, because of its literary style and structure, has earned comparisons to James Joyce's Dubliners.
Contents
Chapter 1.I Thought You And Me Were Friends
Chapter 2. They Say He Was Lost
Chapter 3. Don’t Believe Anything He Tells You
Themes
Brownsville has been noted for its treatment of such themes as poverty, living with a disability, immigration, domestic violence, aging and mourning the death of a loved one.
Awards
Brownsville was selected by the American Library Association as a Notable Book of 2004, and earned critical praise from such publications as the New York Times , Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle , and Entertainment Weekly .