Bibliograph

Autobiography of my hungers, Rigoberto Gonzalez

Type

Label

Autobiography of my hungers, Rigoberto Gonzalez

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Autobiography of my hungers

Oclc number

808990373

Responsibility statement

Rigoberto Gonzalez

Series statement

Living out : gay and lesbian autobiographies

Summary

"Rigoberto González, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa, takes a second piercing look at his past through a startling new lens: hunger. The need for sustenance originating in childhood poverty, the adolescent emotional need for solace and comfort, the adult desire for a larger world, another lover, a different body--all are explored by González in a series of heartbreaking and poetic vignettes. Each vignette is a defining moment of self-awareness, every moment an important step in a lifelong journey toward clarity, knowledge, and the nourishment that comes in various forms--even "the smallest biggest joys" help piece together a complex portrait of a gay man of color who at last defines himself by what he learns, not by what he yearns for."--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Leaving the motherland, mother leaving me -- Body cravings

Classification