Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Uno
4. Maps 3
5. Water Rituals 5
6. Of Mouths and Tongues 6
7. Father-Lengua 7
8. Still Life with Baby 8
9. Arabian Nights (Remix) 9
10. Katsaridaphobia 10
11. The Holy Family 11
12. It’s Not an Act 13
13. I’ve Been Prey for Most of My Life 14
14. Gospel 15
15. Revolutionary 18
16. Mozart in the XXI Century 19
17. Circus 20
18. Postcards from Everywhere and Nowhere 21
19. Dos
20. Diaspora Suite 29
21. Tres
22. Legends 35
23. Further Study of the Raft 37
24. At the Airport 38
25. Venezuelan Mosaic 40
26. Still Life in Exile 43
27. Coup de Folie 1 44
28. Coup de Folie 2 46
29. Arches 47
30. Bellum Civile 48
31. Still Life with Smoked Landscape 50
32. Bedtime Stories 51
33. Questions 52
34. Apology in Blue 53
35. What Happens When We Die? 54
36. I Am Not Leaving 56
37. Notes 58
38. Acknowledgments 59