{"product_id":"the-holy-days-of-gregorio-pasos-paperback-1","title":"The Holy Days of Gregorio Pasos - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodrigo Restrepo Montoya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntrancing and sentimental, told with wit and sharp insight, \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Days of Gregorio Pasos\u003c\/i\u003e examines the joys and traumas of the Latinx American experience through the lens of a young man awakening to the nuances of identity, love, colonization, and home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Gregorio recovers from a soccer injury, he relives a decisive period of his life when he is eighteen and adrift. His parents are divorcing, his sister is estranged, and his poor goalkeeping has just cost his soccer team their most important game of the season. As a graduation present, Gregorio's defiant uncle Nico takes him to Colombia, where he is introduced to old friends, family memories, and a culture ailing after years of conflict and colonization. When they return, Gregorio follows in his uncle's footsteps and pursues employment at an art museum in Washington, D.C., where he moves into the basement of a townhouse owned by Magdalena, a Basque exile he befriends. As the year wends on and anti-immigrant rhetoric reaches an apex, Gregorio notes the disparities in his community while struggling to define his own identity and direction. Gregorio joins his friend Raúl's soccer team, resuming his role as goalkeeper, seeking purpose and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holy Days of Gregorio Pasos\u003c\/i\u003e is a compassionate story of benevolence, memory, and preservation that considers what has been lost, what must never be forgotten, and our collective responsibility to one another. Poetic and thoughtful, Rodrigo Restrepo Montoya has given us an unforgettable voice in Gregorio Pasos: astute, charming, and illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodrigo Restrepo Montoya\u003c\/b\u003e is a Colombian American writer living and working in Tucson, Arizona. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTriangle House Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eX-R-A-Y\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSPECTRA\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Days of Gregorio Pasos\u003c\/i\u003e (Two Dollar Radio, 2023) is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47242417996025,"sku":"9781953387332","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RXRkVer95s9781953387332_672cb06d-ec28-40d0-bccd-980a7641467e.webp?v=1768585329","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-holy-days-of-gregorio-pasos-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}