University Of Arizona Press Sown in earth: essays of memory and belonging, paperback/fred arroyo

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Sown in Earth is a collection of personal memories that speak to the larger experiences of hardworking migratory men.

Often forgotten or silenced, these men are honored and remembered in Sown in Earth through the lens of Arroyo's memories of his father.

Arroyo recollects his father's anger and alcohol abuse as a reflection of his place in society, in which his dreams and disappointments are patterned by work and poverty, loss and displacement, memory and belonging.

In Sown in Earth, Arroyo often roots his thoughts and feelings in place, expressing a deep connection to the small homes he inhabited in his childhood, his warm and hazy memories of his grandmother's kitchen in Puerto Rico, the rivers and creeks he fished, and the small caf s in Madrid that inspired writing and reflection in his adult years.

Swirling in romantic moments and a refined love for literature, Arroyo creates a sense of belonging and appreciation for his life despite setbacks and complex anxieties along the way.

By crafting a written journey through childhood traumas, poverty, and the impact of alcoholism on families, Fred Arroyo clearly outlines how his lived experiences led him to become a writer.

Sown in Earth is a shocking yet warm collage of memories that serves as more than a memoir or an autobiography.

Rather, Arroyo recounts his youth through lyrical prose to humanize and immortalize the hushed lives of men like his father, honoring their struggle and claiming their impact on the writers and artists they raised.

About the Author Fred Arroyo is the author of Western Avenue and Other Fictions and The Region of Lost Names: A Novel.

A recipient of an Individual Artist Program Grant from the Indiana Arts Commission, Arroyo's fiction is a part of the Library of Congress series Spotlight on U.

Hispanic Writers.

Arroyo's writing is also included in Camino del Sol: Fifteen Years of Latina and Latino Writing and The Colors of Nature: Essays on Culture, Identity and the Natural World.

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