A Ballantine Book
Published by The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright © 2001 by Achy Obejas
Reader’s Guide copyright © 2002 by Achy Obejas and
The Ballantine Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.
“A Conversation with Achy Obejas,” copyright © 2002 by Ilan Stavans
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Library of Congress Catalog Control Number: 2002092022
eISBN: 978-0-307-41494-6
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