Magical Realism Novel Set on Texas-Mexico Border
Rudy Ruiz’s debut novel, THE RESURRECTION OF FULGENCIO RAMIREZ, is set in a fictional town on the border of Texas and Mexico. A work of magical realism, it’s namesake protagonist is a pharmacist still pining for the lost love of his youth, Carolina. It weaves together the past and present as Fulgencio strives to succeed in America, break a mystical family curse, and win back Carolina’s love after their doomed youthful romance.
Born in Brownsville, Texas Rudy Ruiz won four International Latino Book Awards for his short-story collection Seven for the Revolution and the 2017 Gulf Coast Prize in…
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