Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Hispanic Heritage Book Giveaway Question 3

Welcome back and thanks for participating in Sable Lit Reviews’ Hispanic Heritage Month Book Giveaway! If you missed the two questions be sure to consult the Win Books Page or find them at the following links:

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-1

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-2

You will be provided with a question, a few clues, and the answer in a scrambled form. There is only one possible answer. Each week for four weeks, a new question and its supporting details will be provided. At least one of the four questions must be answered correctly and be provided by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 15th to be eligible for the book giveaway. Those answering more than one question will have increased chance of winning in direct proportion to the number of questions answered correctly. Once you have answered at least one of the four email your response to LMReviews@SableLitReviews.com to enter for a chance to win 8 free books from among Hachette’s bestsellers in the Hispanic genre. Here’s a reminder of the books up for grabs:

Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters Are Making History in Congress By Linda Sánchez , Loretta Sánchez ISBN: 0446508047
Gunmetal Black By Daniel Serrano ISBN: 0446194131
The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters By Lorraine López ISBN: 0446699217
Bless Me, Ultima By Rudolfo Anaya ISBN: 0446675369
Brownsville By Oscar Casares
The Hummingbird’s Daughter By Luis Urrea ISBN: 0316154520
The General and the Jaguar By Eileen Welsome ISBN: 0316715999
Tomorrow They Will Kiss By Eduardo Santiago ISBN: 0316014125
Question Three:

Name the Columbian author who included in his book, One Hundred Years of Solitude, the December 1928 Columbian demonstration that lead to hundreds dead due to the conservative government firing into crowds of demonstrators?

Clues:

He was born during Aracataca’s banana boom in early 1928.
His nickname was Gabito.
Other books he wrote: Memories of My Meloncholy Whores and The General in his Labyrinth
Scrambled Answer:

REIGBAL CARAGI QEURMAZ

Good luck and thanks for following along. I hope as you solve these you are finding other books you might be interested in reading. Next week will provide the last question in the sequence.

So until then, happy de-scrambling.

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