Solito: A Memoir Explained

Solito: A Memoir
Language:English
Publisher:Hogarth
Isbn:978-0-593-49806-4
Release Date:6 September 2022
Pages:400

Solito: A Memoir is a memoir written by Javier Zamora. It was published in September 6, 2022 by Hogarth.[1] [2]

Reception

The Kirkus wrote in a review "The harrowing journey of a 9-year-old Salvadoran boy through Guatemala and Mexico to rejoin his parents in the U.S."[3]

The Los Angeles Times wrote in a review "In his new memoir, “Solito,” Zamora recounts his days crossing the scorching Sonoran Desert, getting detained by Border Patrol agents, meeting strangers along the way who protected him."[4]

The Washington Post wrote in a review "This memoir, “Solito,” which means “alone” in Spanish, recounts in gripping and graphic detail his boyhood travels to Gringolandia, that mythic land of big dreams and Big Macs."[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Villavicencio . Karla Cornejo . 2022-09-08 . The Harrowing Migration Story of One 9-Year-Old Child . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-11 . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Jampel . Serena . 2023-01-31 . 'Solito' Review: Is Empathy Enough? . 2023-04-11 . The Harvard Crimson.
  3. Book: SOLITO . Kirkus Reviews . en.
  4. Web site: Pineda . Dorany . 2022-09-15 . At 9, Javier Zamora walked 4,000 miles to the U.S. At 29, he was ready to tell the story . 2023-04-11 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  5. News: Roberts . Steven V. . 2022-09-22 . Review: A migrant child’s long journey to Gringolandia . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-04-11 . 0190-8286.