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Citizen Cárdenas: A Novel
Citizen Cárdenas: A Novel
Citizen Cárdenas: A Novel
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Citizen Cárdenas: A Novel

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“Mami, Dadi, I’m dead! I’m dead!” yells Jesus “Gato” Cárdenas, running across the street to George and Alexia Demas. Then Gato shows them the letter from Social Security: “We are sorry to learn that JESUS CÁRDENDAS . . . died July 30, 2002.” Such begins the entanglement of George and Alexia Demas and Jesus Cárdenas, sometimes-homeless, always living by his wits, Cuban immigrant. George finds out why Gato was pronounced dead and gets his check reinstated. The Demases let him stay in their home until he receives his back pay; George becomes Gato’s payee, receiving his monthly check, paying his rent, trying to get his ID. Gato claims to be a Vietnam veteran and US citizen, yet both assertions prove difficult to verify. Is he a refugee of the Castro regime, or one of Castro’s undesirables released to the US during an early ’80s boatlift? In their search for truth, the Demases discover how entwined their lives are with this mysterious, down-but-not-out character.
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Release dateMay 24, 2016
ISBN9781635050585
Citizen Cárdenas: A Novel

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