Ernesto Quiñonez is the author of Chango's Fire and Bodega Dreams. He is on the faculty at Cornell University.
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In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for... SEE MORE