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But now those days seemed long gone, as distant as the feeble stars dimmed by the growing lights of the city. And although his father would assault h… - Rudy Ruiz
" "But now those days seemed long gone, as distant as the feeble stars dimmed by the growing lights of the city. And although his father would assault him no further with his fists or with his belt, a lonesome wrath twisted through him like a venomous knife, like the hunger he had known as a child, eating the thrice-refried beans that tasted like the dirt that mingled with the tears on the floor beneath the kitchen table. Maybe he had been given a chance at this Sueño Americano, but he felt inexplicably robbed of something greater.
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About Rudy Ruiz
Rudy Ruiz is an American author and social entrepreneur. He has written a collection of short stories, Seven for the Revolution, as well as two novels, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez and Valley of Shadows. The latter, published in 2022, received the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction.
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