The chicken hanger : a novel /

The chicken hanger : a novel /

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Author / Creator:	Rehder, Ben.
Imprint:	Fort Worth, Tex. : TCU Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Illegal aliens -- Fiction. Prejudices -- Fiction. Illegal aliens. Prejudices. Mexican-American Border Region -- Fiction. North America -- Mexican-American Border Region. Electronic books. Fiction.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11954801

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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

Table of Contents:

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