Castaway

About the Book

Castaway is a compilation of adventures of Alejandro, a taste of a comedy movie script. The gigantic ineptitude of a degenerated political system (main vehicle) pushes thousands of Puerto Ricans to abandon their land, searching for a new future in North America. Full of illusions, caressing the hope of anew awakening, they embark on a ship full of uncertainties like rivers of muddy waters overwhelmed by the ravine of the anguish—preposterous. He crossed identical paths, encountering a different dream as the one he fomented, realizing the raw and cruel world of grown-ups, hindered by discrimination, manual employment, and skirts’ tangles.

About the Author

José Adin Oliveras came to New York at an early age. He studied electromechanical engineering and is awarded a certificate of honor in the science of mechanics and a bachelor’s degree from the University of New York City College and a home inspector license by NY state. He worked for the department of housing authority exercising the title of supervisor of construction. After twenty-seven years of service, he retired. His hobbies are the following: writing essays about Puerto Rico folklore, oil painting, and reading about ancient literature—ships and pirates. His next book is a compilation of the audacities and adventures of a family from Spain, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Comments to jadinsr@yahoo.com.