Download or read book I Want to Buy a Vowel written by John Welter and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chosen by "Booklist" as One of the Best Books of 1996! Guatemalan immigrant Alfredo Santayana doesn't know much English, but he does understand the phrase "I want to buy a vowel"--an important incantation that leads to wondrous wealth in his new land, America. Unfortunately, Alfredo has a lot more to learn in this touching novel of the immigrant experience--a wonderfully entertaining satire that hits the jackpot.