I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring

Lionel G. Garcia

Jan 1994 · Arte Publico Press

About this ebook

I Can Hear the Cowbells Ring is Lionel G. GarcÕaÍs collection of autobiographical vignettes reconstructing life in a small rural village in South Texas after World War II. With characteristic fine humor and occasional brushstrokes of nostalgia, the author succeeds in portraying a multitude of characters „ from his, crazy uncle Merce, to the long suffering village priest and the town dog „ brought together by warmth, tolerance and caring that binds them into an extended family. Throughout, the joy of life that pervades this remarkable collection dazzles the reader into a reaffirmation of all that is good and courageous in human beings struggling to eke out an existence with little more than hope and the sweat from their unending toil.

About the author

LIONEL GARCA is the author of four award-winning novels, Leaving Home (Arte PÏblico Press, 1994), A Shroud in the Family (Arte PÏblico Press, 1994) , Hardscrub (Arte PÏblico Press, 1994) and To a Widow with Children (Arte PÏblico Press, 1994), and a collection of autobiographical sketches, I Can Hear the Cow Bells Ring (Arte PÏblico Press, 1994). He is the recipient of the Texas Institute of Letters Best Novel Award and the Southwestern Booksellers AssociationÍs Texas Literary Award. His work has received considerable critical praise, including comparisons by the Los Angeles Times to Gabriel GarcÕa Màrquez. Born and raised in San Diego, Texas, he currently practices veterinary medicine in Seabrook, Texas.