The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border

Name: The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border
ISBN: 9780735217713

by Francisco Cantú

National Book · 2018 · Shortlist

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Riverhead BooksFebruary 6, 2018Biography & Memoir NonfictionISBN 9780735217713

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction	2018	Shortlist

About This Book

Francisco Cantú served as a Border Patrol agent in the Sonoran Desert before leaving the agency and returning to witness the deportation of a friend. His memoir meditates on violence, duty, complicity, and the human cost of immigration enforcement along the U.S.–Mexico border. Shortlisted for the NBCC Award for Nonfiction.

About the Author

Francisco CantúAmerican

Francisco Cantú is an American writer, translator, and former U.S. Border Patrol agent (2008-2012), best known for his memoir The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border, which won the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction. He has also received a Whiting Award, Pushcart Prize, Art for Justice fellowship, and Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano Literature, with his essays and translations appearing in The New Yorker, Granta, and Best American Essays. Read more →