Dark Dude
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From Pulitzer Prizeโwinning novelist Oscar Hijuelos comes an unforgettable journey about identity, choices, and the way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves. In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960sโviolent, decaying, slouching away from the American dreamโand brings to life a character who has no choice but to head out west in search of something better.
Rico didnโt say good-bye. He didnโt leave a phone number. And he didnโt plan on coming backโever. In the Midwest, Rico could blend in, his light hair and lighter skin disguising his background. He would no longer be the โdark dude,โ the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his identity. And when Rico no longer has to prove that heโs Latino, he almost stops being one. Except that he can never have an ordinary white kidโs life, because there are some things that canโt be left behind, things that will follow you a thousand miles away. When Rico discovers that picket-fenced apple-pie people can be just as violent and judgmental as the neighbors he left behind, he is forced to swallow an uncomfortable truth: no longer an outsider by his appearance, Rico is still an outsider.
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Oscar Hijuelos (1951โ2013) was a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the Rome Prize, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He was also nominated for the National Book Award. His nine novels have been translated into more than thirty languages.
Armando Durรกn has appeared in films, television, and regional theaters throughout the West Coast. For the last decade he has been a member of the resident acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2009 he was named by AudioFile as Best Voice in Biography and History for his narration of Che Guevara. A native Californian, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Ashland, Oregon.
