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This event has been cancelled. Colfax Avenue: Chesa Boudin will discuss and sign his new book Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America ($25.00 Scribner). Gringo charts two journeys, both of which began a decade ago. The first is the sweeping transformation of Latin American politics that started with Hugo Chávez’s inauguration as president of Venezuela in 1999. In that same year, an eighteen-year-old Boudin leaves his middle-class Chicago life—which is punctuated by prison visits to his parents, who were incarcerated when he was a baby for their role in a politically motivated bank truck robbery—and arrives in Guatemala. Including incisive analysis, brilliant reportage, and deep humanity, Boudin’s account of this historic period is revelatory. It weaves together the voices of Latin Americans, some rich, most poor, and the endeavors of a young traveler to understand the world around him while coming to terms with his own complicated past. The result is a marvelous mixture of coming-of-age memoir and travelogue. Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com