When I Was Puerto Rican
A Memoir
$41.31
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2006
Summary
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. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780306814525 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0306814528 |
| Author: | Esmeralda Santiago |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2006 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 141mm x 19mm |
| Series: | A Merloyd Lawrence Book |
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Critics Review
“Will speak to anyone whose parents loved and hated each other, to anyone who recalls a child’s bittersweet loss of innocence, and to anyone who simply enjoys good writing.”– Miami Herald
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 books that have real meaning.”
About The Author
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.
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