The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutiérrez is a towering achievement by one of America’s most respected journalists. A work of conscience that travels from San Matías Cuatchatyotla, a small, dusty town in central Mexico, to the cold and wet streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this searing exposé chronicles the life and tragic death of an undocumented worker, along with broader issues of municipal corruption and America’s deadly and controversial border policy.

Of interest to students of sociology, urban and cultural studies.

“Entertaining and swift . . . a must-read.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Breslin shows again that his instincts are good. . . . [He] has written an important book.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Breslin’s research is thorough, his writing seasoned and heartfelt—at times nothing short of poetic.” —Publishers Weekly

“[Breslin] has used his pen to give voice to the forgotten....With a heart full of anger and compassion, Breslin makes the reader care about Gutiérrez and others like him whose American dreams so often turn into nightmares.”—Boston Globe

 
Jimmy Breslin has been writing a syndicated newspaper column for more than forty years. He is the author of The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight and, most recently, the novel I Don’t Want to Go to Jail. He lives in New York City.


From the Hardcover edition.