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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781419682629
ISBN: 1419682628
Label: BookSurge Publishing
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
Book Pages: 246
Publication Date: 2008-01-12
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Product Release Date: 2008-01-12
Studio: BookSurge Publishing

Short stories that allow you to feel, understand, cry, laugh and rage about the human condition. . . Poems that reflect the character of the poet and his take on life and nature. . . These are the essence of Time of Triumph, a truly spellbinding collection written by the Route 66 Storyteller, Ron Chavez who has created a "spark of renewed interest in Hispanic literary tradition with one of the most successful bilingual poetry readings ever in Taos, NM". Chavez reaffirms the indomitable human spirit by drawing from the real breath of life and breathing that life into characters who will stir your emotions with their journeys of chance and fate, and ask you to dig deep into the pit of your soul in response. Ron Chavez, longtime owner of the Old Route 66 Club Café, helped put Route 66 on the map. In these compelling tales and poems, Time of Triumph captures the true spirit of the real people, the gente, and sense of place on old Route 66 and in northern New Mexico. Come, re-live the glory!

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: highly recommended
Review: I can only recommend Ron Chavez' book Time of Triumph. Lively stories and eyes opening, very thoughtful poems. He creates with his words stories which make you feel to be in them. Great book!!

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A fine storyteller
Review: As a transplant to the Southwest from, of all places, Boston, I am always eager to have this weird and marvelous place illuminated for me. Mr. Chavez's book does that in vivid, lovely stories. I especially like his prose, these enigmatic people, at least enigmatic to a Yankee, take on a realism and humanity that is otherwise hard for me to see in the everyday life here. From reading this book, I understand them better. I hardly identify with them, but they begin to make a kind of sense to me. He writes about a beautiful, exquisite place and, for the most part, a time long before I got here. He actually makes me wish I had been here way back when. I am reminded of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, not because Chavez's book is magical realism, but the people and places he writes about are genuinely magical, yet vividly real. Like myself, many people come here from other parts of the country and find it much like coming to another planet. Chavez's book helps make this strange planet habitable and lovable. Even if you never plan to live in the Southwest, this is a fine read and sweet fun.

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Real Triumph for Ron Chavez
Review: As an editor, publisher and author for over 30 years, I can truly recommend this collection of inspirational stories by Ron Chavez. His defining moment stories of the common man facing life-changing circumstances offers insight into their choices. He asks us to deeply consider what makes a good man and presents opportunities to review and possibly shift our position on many personal and collective paradigms. As an obvious student of human nature and a keen observer of life, he tells a good story and captivates us with his characters and dilemmas. His emotions run the gamut, and give us a mirror for our own foibles. Although quite serious in most of his tales, "The Loneliest Road" shows a lighter side, while his poetry reveals his passionate nature. For a first book, Ron has set a high bar for future works. Can't wait to see his novel.

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