The Weight of the Sun
by Geronimo Tagatac Geronimo Tagatac is a quiet man with a powerful voice. His stories draw you in to a world of curious ethnic mixes and cross–cultural situations that surprise, then seem natural and true; engage you in Vietnam and the aftermath of war and leave you hovering at the edge of thirty year old stories that still live, often quiet and hidden, in America today. Maybe they are growing louder.—Rich Wandschneider, Executive Director, Fishtrap, Inc. Weight of the Sun, a short story collection by Geronimo Tagatac, sparkles with an appeal that comes from a deep understanding of human nature.
Here are the farm laborers, dancers, kitchen workers, and soldiers who make up a world that is wrought with pain, nostalgia, and stunning grace. From the widowed Filipino father raising a son in a migrant work camp to the young veteran haunted by the ghost of war, The Weight of the Sun shows us not only what it is to be human, but how the human spirit can grow when faced with overwhelming adversity. Tagatac brings these characters home in our hearts with a poise and dignity that marks a new and powerful voice in short fiction.
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ISBN 13: 978-1-932010-11-4
ISBN 10: 1932010114
5 ½" x 8 ½", softcover
176 pages
$14.95