{"product_id":"men-without-bliss-rigoberto-gonz-lez-9780806139456","title":"Men Without Bliss: Volume 6","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn cities and fields, Mexican American men are leading lives of quiet desperation. In this collection of thirteen startling stories, Rigoberto Gonz疝ez weaves complex portraits of Latinos leading ordinary, practically invisible lives while navigating the dark waters of suppressed emotion-true-to-life characters who face emotional hurt, socioeconomic injustice, indignities in the workplace, or sexual repression. But because their culture expects men to symbolize power and control, they dare not risk succumbing to displays of weakness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGonz疝ez shines an empathetic light into the shadows of Mexican culture to portray characters who suffer in silence-men both straight and gay who must come to terms with their grief, loneliness, and pain. By exploring the private moments of men trapped inside unforgiving stereotypes, he critiques long-held assumptions of Latino behavior. He shows us individuals who must break out of various closets to become fully realized adults, and makes us feel the emotional pain of men in a culture that recognizes only the pain and hardship of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMen without Bliss\u003c\/em\u003e conveys the silent suffering of all men, not just Latinos. It will open readers' eyes to unexpected facets of Latino culture, and perhaps of their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rigoberto Gonzalez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806139455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806139456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2008","brand":"Rigoberto Gonzalez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980558958847,"sku":"9780806139456","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea2365a8-c586-4ae1-9299-1571011e581f.jpg?v=1683250592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/men-without-bliss-rigoberto-gonz-lez-9780806139456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}