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Manuel Muñoz


Born
Dinuba, California, The United States

Manuel Munoz's dazzling collection is set in a Mexican-American neighborhood in central California-a place where misunderstandings and secrets shape people's lives. From a set of triplets with three distinct fates to a father who places his hope-and life savings-in the hands of a faith healer, the characters in these stories cross paths in unexpected ways. As they do, they reveal a community that is both embracing and unforgiving, and they discover a truth about the nature of home: you always live with its history. Munoz is an explosive new talent who joins the ranks of such acclaimed authors as Junot Diaz and Daniel Alarcon.Manuel Muoz is the author of one previous story collection, Zigzagger. Originally from California, he now lives in Ne ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 2,725 ratings · 431 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors
The Consequences: Stories
4.08 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions
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What You See in the Dark
3.48 avg rating — 755 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions
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The Faith Healer of Olive A...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
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Zigzagger: Stories
4.07 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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Inteligencia emocional y pe...
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Intelecto del ser vivo
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El otro Camino
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Tu carrera en la vida
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Gloria en llamas.
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"El cerebro artificial: Ent...
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“Everyone had a past, he supposed. Everyone had to be granted the dignity of a past.”
― Manuel Muñoz, The Consequences: Stories
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“Nothing new is ever in his stories of how he got back–the coming back is always stressful, always tense– and his reliance on me to be there outweighs his doubt. If this is love, then it's as simple as it gets.”
― Manuel Muñoz, The Consequences: Stories
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“We didn't have to name what we were feeling.”
― Manuel Muñoz, The Consequences: Stories
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