{"product_id":"zelestina-urza-in-outer-space-paperback","title":"Zelestina Urza in Outer Space - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Romtvedt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a sixteen-year-old immigrant from a Basque village, northern Wyoming, on a cold February day in 1902, seemed as distant and barren as the moon. Zelestina Urza, who had left her impoverished family, had no idea what lay ahead of her. How would she make a life out of what seemed like less than nothing? In his new novel, David Romtvedt, the Pushcart Prize-award winning author of A Flower Whose Name I Do Not Know, and Wyoming poet laureate, draws the reader into a complex portrait of the immigrant experience in the American West. Zelestina's life story is interwoven with that of her close friend Yellow Bird Daughter-a young Cheyenne Arapaho woman-a lifelong relationship that overcomes obstacles and spans cultural differences. Romtvedt's sharply humorous style, full of pop and literary references, blends the historical and magical into an engaging conversation with the reader. Zelestina Urza is an engaging account of Basque immigration and a piercing look at the American West of the twentieth century, showing two women, one immigrant, one native, both outsiders from the traditional narrative of the Manifest Destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Romtvedt is an American \u003cbr\u003ewriter and poet. He was born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Arizona. \u003cbr\u003eHe got his BA from Reed College and his MFA from the University of Iowa.\u003cbr\u003e From 2003 to 2011, Romtvedt was the poet laureate of Wyoming and has \u003cbr\u003ereceived several honors for his poetry; including the Wyoming Governor's\u003cbr\u003e Arts Award, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and \u003cbr\u003ethe Wyoming Arts Council. He also is a musician and occasionally tours \u003cbr\u003ewith his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627901042827,"sku":"9781935709619","price":47.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/YLirWZwhi9781935709619.webp?v=1782247798","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/zelestina-urza-in-outer-space-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}