Inter State Essays from California
Inter State Essays from California by José Vadi is a debut collection published by Catapult on September 14, 2021. This 224-page book presents a series of poetic, linked essays that delve into the complex histories and contemporary realities of California, reflecting on how these narratives shape the author’s family and life.
Readers will encounter a diverse exploration of California through various perspectives, including those of an aging skateboarder, a dive bar DJ, and a grandson of Mexican farmworkers. Inter State examines themes such as cultural identity and the socio-economic challenges faced by its inhabitants, all set against the backdrop of significant issues like wildfires and housing crises. This edition invites readers to engage with the multifaceted stories that define the evolving landscape of this region.
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A “must read” debut collection of poetic, linked essays investigating the past and present state of California, its conflicting histories and their impact on a writer’s family and life (Los Angeles Times).
California has been advertised as a destiny manifested for those ready to pull up their bootstraps and head west across to find wealth on the other side of the Sierra Nevada since the 19th century. Across the seven essays in the debut collection by José Vadi, we hear from the descendants of those not promised that prize.
Inter State explores California through many lenses: an aging obsessed skateboarder; a self-appointed dive bar DJ; a laid-off San Francisco tech worker turned rehired contractor; a grandson of Mexican farmworkers pursuing the crops they tilled.
Amidst wildfires, high speed rail, housing crises, unprecedented wealth and its underlying decay, Inter State excavates and roots itself inside those necessary stories and places lost in the ever-changing definitions of a selectively golden state.
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