Category Archives: Héctor Tobar

A Review of Héctor Tobar’s The Barbarian Nurseries (by Bethany)

Héctor Tobar’s The Barbarian Nurseries is Native Son updated for an audience that believes itself (and, OK, usually really is) more enlightened than the police officers, lawyers, reporters, and citizens who intimidated, trapped, convicted, and executed Bigger Thomas. It’s also … Continue reading

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