title: Gritos: Essays
author:  Dagoberto Gilb 
description: "[Gilb's] language is direct and strikingly honest, and yet he is able to illustrate life's transforming moments with a delicate appreciation of their power and evanescence."<br /><br />"Gilb knows the dirty secrets of manstuck in emotional exile. And he knows, too, the tools of revelation."<br /><br />From "an important voice in American fiction" (Annie Proulx), a collection of essays that cuts to the heart of the Mexican-American experience<br /><br />"[Gritos] is a collection about prejudice and pride, told with the flair of a storyteller known for his fiction . . . [Gilb] is so interesting, you can't help but pay attention."
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  Praise for _Gritos:_
  
  
  “ _Gritos_ is an intimate look at Gilb’s growth as a writer grappling with a
  desire to stay true to his working-class roots, and at the same time expose
  the powerful talent he has for penetrating, honest and emotional writing about
  cultural misconceptions, family relationships, manual labor and American
  literature.”
  
  
  —Paul S. Flores, _San Francisco Chronicle_
  
  
  “A challenging, thought-provoking series of pieces rooted in an outsider’s
  perspective.”
  
  
  —Sharyn Wizda Vane, _Austin American-Statesman_
  
  
  “A splendid and touching and intelligent work that demonstrates the
  difficulties of becoming an artist when coming from modest means . . .
  _Gritos_ is a book serious readers need to read. Gilb’s voice is one too
  seldom heard.”
  
  
  —Eric Miles Williamson, _Houston Chronicle_
  
  
  “Gilb’s first book of essays reads like told stories, as choppy, authentic,
  and captivating as his much-loved fiction and National Public Radio
  commentaries. . . . Hi