Damnificados

"Should be read by every politician and rich bastard and then force-fed to them-literally, page by page."
-Jimmy Santiago Baca, author of A Place to Stand

"Two-headed beasts, biblical floods, dragonflies to the rescue-magical realism threads through this authentic and compelling struggle of men and women-the damnificados-to make a home for themselves against all odds. Into this modern, urban, politically familiar landscape of the 'have-nots' versus the 'haves,' Amaworo Wilson introduces archetypes of hope and redemption that are also deeply familiar-true love, vision quests, the hero's journey, even the remote possibility of a happy ending. These characters, this place, this dream will stay with you long after you've put this book down."
-Sharman Apt Russell, author of Hunger

"Only a rare and special talent can take contemporary realities-sad, joyful, infuriating, inspiring-and spin them into legend. In a narrative rich in danger, adventure, humor, romance, and risk, JJ Amaworo Wilson raises essential questions without succumbing to earnestness or didacticism."
-Diane Lefer, author of Confessions of a Carnivore