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Cuando Era Puertorriqueña / When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago (1994, Trade Paperback)

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Cuando Era Puertorriquena, Paperback by Santiago, Esmeralda, ISBN 0679756779, ISBN-13 9780679756774, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The story of a young girl who leaves Puerto Rico for New York's tenements and a chance for success

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La historia de Esmeralda Santiago comienza en la parte rural de Puerto Rico, donde sus padres y siete hermanos, en continuas luchas los unos con los otros, viv an una vida alborotada pero llena de amor y ternura. De ni a, Esmeralda aprendi a apreciar c mo se come una guayaba, a distinguir la canci n del coqu , a identificar los ingredientes en las morcillas y a ayudar a que el alma de un beb muerto subiera al Cielo. Pero precisamente cuando Esmeralda parec a haberlo aprendido todo sobre su cultura, la llevaron a Nueva York, donde las reglas --y el idioma-- eran no s lo diferentes, sino tambi n desconcertantes. C mo Esmeralda super la adversidad, se gan entrada a la Performing Arts High School y despu s continu a Harvard, de donde se gradu con altos honores, es el relato de la tremenda trayectoria de una mujer verdaderamente extraordinaria.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679756779
ISBN-13
9780679756774
eBay Product ID (ePID)
192923

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Book Title
Cuando Era Puertorriqueña / When I Was Puerto Rican
Author
Esmeralda Santiago
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
Spanish
Topic
Women, Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Personal Memoirs
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
F128.9.P85s27 1994
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"Esmeralda Santiago describe su niñez . . . con una prosa poética [que] nos regresa a nuestros propios días de inocencia. El tono cautivador y humano del libro acentúa nuestras propias inquietantes y estimulantes experiencias infantiles." -- La Revista Hispanic "Estilísticamente fluida y finamente detallada . . . la autobiografía de Santiago casi cinemáticamente reproduce su pasado y la cultura de su isla. Lo más atrayente de la historia de Santiago es la revelación que ofrece a los lectores que no conozcan el dilema vivido por todo puertorriqueño: la identidad en conflicto. ¿Es negra o blanca? ¿Es del campo o de la ciudad? Y más importante aún, ¿es puertorriqueña o norteamericana? El lector se sentirá agradecido de que Esmeralda Santiago se decidiera a explorar su cultura y a compartir lo que halló." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Cuando era puertorriqueña es la agridulce historia de una muchacha atrapada entre dos culturas . . . [está] llena de anécdotas sobre su desarrollo hacia la adultez y de dulces memorias acerca de su familia. Hermanos, hermanas, tías y tíos están deliciosamente entretejidos en la textura del libro." -- The Boston Globe "Continuando en la tradición de A Tree Grows in Brooklyn y Call It Sleep, Cuando era puertorriqueñas de Esmeralda Santiago, cuenta la historia de la inmigración norteamericana, esta vez con un sabor especial latino. Santiago ha enviado al mundo un paquete sobre sus viajes, [y] su documental es ahora nuestro regalo." -- Washington Post Book World "Una conmovedora narrativa, líricamente escrita. Esmeralda Santiago generosamente comparte con el lector las memorias de su niñez en Puerto Rico y de sus desconcertantes años en la ciudad de Nueva York. Admiro el valor que requirió el hacer ese viaje --y después escribir acerca de ello con tanta claridad. Su perspectiva sobre el pasado es siempre afectuosa, llena de espíritu y realística. El paisaje puertorriqueño está vivo en este libro lleno de ricos y evocadores detalles." --Bobbie Ann Mason, autora de Feather Crowns "Lea su libro . . . Verá cómo la trayectoria particular de una mujer desde una choza de metal ondeado en un barrio del campo puertorriqueño se convierte en una historia llena de ecos para todos aquellos que alguna vez en sus vidas hayan embarcado en un viaje transformador, física o espiritualmente." -- San Juan Star ******** "Santiago's autobiographical account cinematically recaptures her past and her island culture. What is particularly appealing about Santiago's story is the insight it offers to readers unaware of the double bind Puerto Rican Americans find themselves in: the identity in conflict. Is [she] black or white? Is she rural or urban? Even more importantly, is she Puerto Rican or is she American? [One] can only be grateful that Esmeralda Santiago has chosen to explore her culture and share what she has found."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review, "Santiago's autobiographical account cinematically recaptures her past and her island culture. What is particularly appealing about Santiago's story is the insight it offers to readers unaware of the double bind Puerto Rican Americans find themselves in: the identity in conflict. Is [she] black or white? Is she rural or urban? Even more importantly, is she Puerto Rican or is she American? [One] can only be grateful that Esmeralda Santiago has chosen to explore her culture and share what she has found."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review
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Lccn
94-011467

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