{"product_id":"the-journey-of-hector-rabinal-donley-watt-9780875651255","title":"The Journey of Hector Rabinal","description":"\"Hector moved away from what remained of the blazing house toward the orchard and waited on one knee until the soldiers spotted him. Then he stood, defiantly waved the blood-stained machete at them, and quickly raced through the rows of fruit trees that curved up the hill and away from the woods that concealed Leticia and the boys.\"--from \u003ci\u003eThe Journey of Hector \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRabinal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the journey of Hector Rabinal, a journey that takes him far from the threat of the brownshirted soldiers of his Guatemalan home to Texas, where he experiences the best and the worst of life among the Gringos. But when he learns that Leticia, his wife, is missing, he is drawn back to Guatemala. As he searches for Leticia, Hector brings hope and belief to his village, now largely destroyed by the brownshirts--his house is rebuilt, crops are planted, people laugh and talk once more. But then the brownshirts come again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonley Watt's first novel is a spare and strong story of what it means to remain proud and honorable in the midst if oppression and hopelessness. Tragic in events, \u003ci\u003eThe Journey of Hector \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRabinal\u003c\/i\u003e affirms the strength of the human spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanish edition published in cooperation with the Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico. Translation by Pedro Angel Palou.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donley Watt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0875651259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875651255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Christian University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.48w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1994 pg. 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/25\/1994 pg. 67","brand":"Donley Watt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520303579391,"sku":"9780875651255","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d78d899-bf4e-4cb3-a55a-73b05831985e.jpg?v=1762884784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-journey-of-hector-rabinal-donley-watt-9780875651255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}