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They Call You Back

A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir

by Tim Z. Hernandez
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A haunting, an obsession, a calling: Tim Z. Hernandez has been searching for people his whole life. Now, in this highly anticipated memoir, he takes us along on an investigative odyssey through personal and collective history to uncover the surprising conjunctions that bind our stories together.

Hernandez's mission to find the families of the twenty-eight Mexicans who were killed in the 1948 plane wreck at Los Gatos Canyon formed the basis for his acclaimed documentary novel All They Will Call You, which the San Francisco Chronicle dubbed "a stunning piece of investigative journalism," and the New York Times hailed as "painstaking detective work by a writer who is the descendant of farmworkers."

In this riveting new work, Hernandez continues his search for the plane crash victims while also turning the lens on himself and his ancestral past, revealing the tumultuous and deeply intimate experiences that have fueled his investigations—a lifelong journey haunted by memory, addiction, generational trauma, and the spirit world.

They Call You Back is the true chronicle of one man's obsession to restore dignity to an undignified chapter in America's past, while at the same time making a case for why we must heal our personal wounds if we are ever to heal our political ones.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Camino del Sol

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 17, 2024

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780816553624

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780816553624
      • File size: 4928 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      Starred review from August 1, 2024
      In this touching tribute to the power of stories, author and poet Hernandez (Some of the Light, 2023) delivers a mesmerizing tapestry of familial loss and racial injustice in which what haunts is not only the past but also the truth that lies within. Crossing generational, cultural, and national borders, Hernandez reflects on his search for the families of the Mexicans who perished without proper recognition from the media or the American government in the 1948 Los Gatos Canyon plane crash. As he uncovers more and more families, the search becomes entangled with his personal life and incites sharp reflections on racial violence and invisibility in contemporary America. More than a traditional memoir, They Call You Back incorporates investigative journalism, historical analysis, and testimonials. In the steady hands of a writer who knows how to listen--even to omissions--this diverse and living archive brings forth thought-provoking questions of how to witness absence and honor loss. Committed to dignifying the human, Hernandez courageously embraces the fragility of stories and generously shares their underlying worldviews, allowing readers to touch the invisible. Anchored by grief, this is a must-read to understand a solemn part of America's modern history that is still very present.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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