Bibliograph

Crux, a cross-border memoir, Jean Guerrero

Type

Label

Crux, a cross-border memoir, Jean Guerrero

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Crux

Oclc number

1007577245

Responsibility statement

Jean Guerrero

Sub title

a cross-border memoir

Summary

Throughout Jean Guerrero<U+2019>s childhood, her father, Marco Antonio, was an erratic and elusive presence. A self-taught genius at fixing, creating, and conjuring things<U+2014>and capable of transforming himself into a shaman, dreamcaster, or animal whisperer in his enchanted daughter<U+2019>s eyes<U+2014>he gradually began to lose himself in his peculiar obsessions, careening wildly between reality and hallucination. In time, he fled his family and responsibilities<U+2014>to Asia, Europe, and eventually back to Mexico. He succumbed to drug- and alcohol-fueled manias, while suffering the effects of what he said were CIA mind-control experiments. As soon as she was old enough, Jean set out after him. Now a journalist, she used the tools of her trade, hoping to find answers to the questions he left behind

Table Of Contents

The road to Xibalba -- House of darkness -- House of razors -- House of jaguars -- House of fire -- House of batsPart I: The road to Xibalba. The summons ; La Misión ; VHS vortex ; Días de los muertos ; Curative books ; Fat flies ; Brain implant -- Part II: House of darkness. Fertility ; Maternity -- Part III: House of razors. Wicca ; Self-fulfilling prophecy ; Fairy-tale neurons -- Part IV: House of cold. Curse ; CIA torture ; Flight -- Part V: House of jaguars. El monstruo ; Blood Eden ; Drowned -- Part VI: House of fire. The root -- Part VII: House of bats. Larvae ; The devil's tick ; Chamán -- Caxcan: an epilogue

Target audience

adult

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