Now in paperback! “…thus, evolves a novel which is fun, serious, and akin to a comic opera!
A wonder of a book within a book.”
-- Midwest Book Review
“Through it all, the Wonder Singer holds her fans, and readers, in thrall with a tale that incorporates all of life's notes, the high and the low.”
-- Minneapolis Star Tribune
“George Rabasa's third novel, "The Wonder Singer," is a gem. Sophisticated structurally and thematically, "The Wonder Singer" is also somehow humble, a quick read that, with its clear prose and impeccable pacing, seduces us into plot. It is no Alonzo Baylor potboiler. Instead, like a great aria, it stays with you.”
-- Cleveland Plain Dealer
“…crafted in a crisp narrative, Rabasa’s latest work is a pure joy for the reader’s senses.”
-- Metro Spirit
“Readers not only learn about the Spanish civil war and the training regimen of the operatic voice but are also offered a glimpse into the soul of a writer honing his craft. Recommended…”
-- Library Journal
“Rabasa (The Cleansing, 2006) includes vivid scenes from the Spanish civil war (a significant event in Merce’s young life), but his novel is at heart an engaging exploration of the power of art, as seen through Merce’s famed career and Lockwood’s desire to act as her voice.”
— Michele Leber Booklist |
 George Rabasa I was born in Maine and raised in Mexico. I lived in Mexico City on and off for several years until the fates conspired to drop me in exotic Minnesota, where I have lived since 1981. My new novel, The Wonder Singer, came out in September of '08 from Unbridled Books. My collection of short stories, Glass Houses (Coffee House Press), received The Writer’s Voice Capricorn Award for Excellence in Fiction and the Minnesota Book Award for Short Stories in 1997. My novel, Floating Kingdom (Coffee House Press), was awarded the 1998 Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. My recent novel, The Cleansing, was named a BookSense Notable Book by the American Booksellers Association. My short fiction has appeared in many literary magazines, including StoryQuarterly, Other Voices, Glimmer Train Stories, South Carolina Review, Harper’s Ferry, The Maguffin, North Dakota Quarterly, Atlanta Review, and the anthologies ,The Ghost at Heart’s Edge, Stiller’s Pond, and 26 Minnesota Writers. My writing encompasses a variety of worlds--from the changing urban landscape of the Upper Midwest to the shifting realities of the Rio Grande border to the first sparks of World War II in 1930s Spain. I have written about the mom of a serial killer, a legendary opera diva, the childhood friend of a Latin American dictator, a boy that turns into a frog, and many lovers, crooks, adulterers, slobs and saints. |
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