Suffer Smoke

by Elena Diaz Bjorkquist

Suffer Smoke , a bittersweet collection of short stories, is centered on the copper mining town of Morenci Arizona. A company town, Morenci was home to generations of Mexican Americans. In the late sixties, the corporation that owned everything in sight but its employees; souls saw fit to raze the town so that the open pit mine could be expanded. Elena Díaz Björkquist, a native daughter of the original Morenci, has written lucid, ardent stories about its Mexican American families and the mining company that gave them jobs and yet oppressed them. She gives voice to the characters beneath the toil, illuminating the complexity of their yearnings and frustrations and pays tribute to the indomitable spirit of a people in their battle for equality and dignity.

Genres: Banned Books, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

rich character studies - i've been searching for this en espanol for years, i would LOVE for my abuelita to be able to read this.

[Nicolet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good collection of short stories. Thanks Carissa for recommending this book for me to read.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short stories about Chicano people working for the mines in Morenci. Depressing but realistic.