Days of Awe

by Achy Obejas

Book, 2001

Publication

Ballantine Books (2002), 402 pages

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Winner — 2001)
Publishing Triangle Awards (Finalist — 2002)
Society of Midland Authors Award (Nominee — Adult Fiction — 2002)

Content and Summary Info

Bisexual Content: A main character (cisgender woman) has/has had romantic and/or sexual relationships with people of more than one gender.

Intersecting Marginalized Identities: Main and supporting characters (including the bisexual character) are Latinx, Cuban, and Jewish.

Publisher's Summary: On New Year’s Day, 1959, Alejandra San José was born in Havana, entering the world through the heart of revolution. Fearing the turmoil brewing in Cuba, her parents took Ale and fled to the shores of North America–ending up in Chicago amid a close community of Cuban refugees. As an adult, Ale becomes an interpreter, which takes her back to her homeland for the first time. There, she makes her way back through San José history, uncovering new fragments of truth about the relatives who struggled with their own identities so long ago.

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