The Savior of 6th Street

Urban Magical realism novel for fans of Haruki Murakami, Toni Morrison, and Junot DiazDeserted by his father at the age of four and raised by his voodoo queen mother on the fringes of Skid Row, Los Angeles street artist Virgilio Santos believes it his mission to save the down-and-outers in his neighborhood. But when he crosses paths with Beatrice Schein, an alluring Westside art collector with an aim to promote him to the international art world, Virgilio is tempted to turn his back on his friends. That is, until he discovers that Beatrice's father is a principal financier of organized crime in his neighborhood with plans to tear it all down for redevelopment.'Rendered with urgent intensity, The Savior of 6th Street is a literary tour de force that confirms Orlando Ortega-Medina as one of the most original storytellers of our time.'

Author: Orlando Ortega-Medina
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Orlando Ortega
Published: 10/22/2020
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9781838045111

About the Author
Ortega-Medina, Orlando: - Orlando Ortega-Medina is the author of the acclaimed short story collection Jerusalem Ablaze: Stories of Love and Other Obsessions and the Los Angeles-based novels The Death of Baseball and The Savior of 6th Street. Ortega-Medina lives in London.