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When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir
Esmeralda Santiago
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Description for When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir
Paperback. In this first volume of her much-praised, bestselling trilogy, Esmeralda Santiago's story begins in rural Puerto Rico from the barrio to Brooklyn to high honors at Harvard Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AFC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Esmeralda Santiago's story begins in rural Puerto Rico, where her childhood was full of both tenderness and domestic strife, tropical sounds and sights as well as poverty. Growing up, she learned the proper way to eat a guava, the sound of tree frogs in the mango groves at night, the taste of the delectable sausage called morcilla , and the formula for ushering a dead baby's soul to heaven. As she enters school we see the clash, both hilarious and fierce, of Puerto Rican and Yankee culture. When her mother, Mami, a force of nature, takes off to New ... Read more
Esmeralda Santiago's story begins in rural Puerto Rico, where her childhood was full of both tenderness and domestic strife, tropical sounds and sights as well as poverty. Growing up, she learned the proper way to eat a guava, the sound of tree frogs in the mango groves at night, the taste of the delectable sausage called morcilla , and the formula for ushering a dead baby's soul to heaven. As she enters school we see the clash, both hilarious and fierce, of Puerto Rican and Yankee culture. When her mother, Mami, a force of nature, takes off to New ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
A Merloyd Lawrence Book
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780306814525
SKU
V9780306814525
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About Esmeralda Santiago
Esmeralda Santiago is the author of two highly acclaimed memoirs, The Turkish Lover and Almost a Woman, which was made into a film for PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. She has also written a novel, America's Dream, and has co-edited two anthologies of Latino literature. She lives in Westchester County, New York.
Reviews for When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 3/2/09 [Santiagos] story is painful at points, funny in others, but it speaks a universal truth: We never totally leave our past behind. Teen Ink, 4/09 It shows you the trials that immigrants face when they move to the United States, including the many differences in language and culture...Perfect for those who like ... Read more