This hard-hitting, beautiful short story collection from one of
America's preeminent literary voices "reflect[s] both sides of his
Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader's understanding of
human boundaries" (Kirkus).
Examining the borders between one nation and another, between one person
and another, Urrea reveals his mastery of the short form. This
collection includes the Edgar-award winning "Amapola" and his
now-classic "Bid Farewell to Her Many Horses," which had the honor of
being chosen for NPR's "Selected Shorts" not once but twice.
Suffused with wanderlust, compassion, and no small amount of rock and
roll, The Water Museum is a collection that confirms Luis Alberto
Urrea as an American master.