The chicken hanger : a novel /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Rehder, Ben.
Imprint:Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11954801
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:0875654363
9780875654362
9781283971621
1283971623
0875654959
9780875654959
Notes:Print version record.
Summary:The Chicken Hanger confronts the present-day controversy of politics and prejudice along the Texas-Mexico border through the eyes of one illegal immigrant, Ricky Delgado. After Ricky's brother Tomás is shot in the hand while crossing the border into the U.S., the two must decide to risk deportation and seek justice, or remain silent and endure the misfortunes of illegal aliens. Meanwhile, Ricky is battling a disease he unknowingly acquired in the poultry plant where he hangs chickens for a living. Author Ben Rehder weaves between multiple perspectives and opinions of border-town Americans and.
Other form:Print version: 9781283971621

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Ma 4500
001 11954801
005 20210426223954.7
006 m o d
007 cr |n|||||||||
008 110519s2012 txu o 000 1 eng d
019 |a 820123132  |a 823380925  |a 1037791940  |a 1117445173 
020 |a 0875654363 
020 |a 9780875654362 
020 |a 9781283971621  |q (MyiLibrary) 
020 |a 1283971623  |q (MyiLibrary) 
020 |a 0875654959  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9780875654959  |q (electronic bk.) 
035 |a (OCoLC)825179619  |z (OCoLC)820123132  |z (OCoLC)823380925  |z (OCoLC)1037791940  |z (OCoLC)1117445173 
035 9 |a (OCLCCM-CC)825179619 
037 |a 428412  |b MIL 
040 |a CDX  |b eng  |e pn  |c CDX  |d YDXCP  |d OCLCO  |d E7B  |d MHW  |d IDEBK  |d P@U  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d MERUC  |d OCLCQ  |d STF  |d AU@  |d OCLCQ  |d WYU  |d TKN  |d DKC  |d OCLCQ  |d N$T  |d K6U  |d SNU 
043 |a n-us-nm  |a n-mx--- 
049 |a MAIN 
050 4 |a PS3618.E45  |b C48 2012eb 
100 1 |a Rehder, Ben. 
245 1 4 |a The chicken hanger :  |b a novel /  |c Ben Rehder. 
260 |a Fort Worth, Tex. :  |b TCU Press,  |c ©2012. 
300 |a 1 online resource 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
520 |a The Chicken Hanger confronts the present-day controversy of politics and prejudice along the Texas-Mexico border through the eyes of one illegal immigrant, Ricky Delgado. After Ricky's brother Tomás is shot in the hand while crossing the border into the U.S., the two must decide to risk deportation and seek justice, or remain silent and endure the misfortunes of illegal aliens. Meanwhile, Ricky is battling a disease he unknowingly acquired in the poultry plant where he hangs chickens for a living. Author Ben Rehder weaves between multiple perspectives and opinions of border-town Americans and. 
505 0 |a Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; About The Author 
650 0 |a Illegal aliens  |v Fiction. 
650 0 |a Prejudices  |v Fiction. 
651 0 |a Mexican-American Border Region  |v Fiction. 
650 7 |a Illegal aliens.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00967153 
650 7 |a Prejudices.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01075260 
651 7 |a North America  |z Mexican-American Border Region.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01239966 
655 0 |a Electronic books. 
655 4 |a Electronic books. 
655 7 |a Fiction.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |z 9781283971621  |w (DLC) 2011019635 
903 |a HeVa 
929 |a oclccm 
999 f f |i 49d50e34-6d7d-5fb2-89a7-cdc4758725d7  |s 01dc23f7-64ee-5bac-9f84-ff5ac7b245f8 
928 |t Library of Congress classification  |a PS3618.E45 C48 2012eb  |l Online  |c UC-FullText  |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=2192166  |z eBooks on EBSCOhost  |g ebooks  |i 12381972