When I Was Puerto Rican
Author: Esmeralda Santiago
Magic, sexual tension, high comedy, and intense drama move through an echanted yet harsh life chronicle, as a young girl leaves rural Puerto Rico for New York’s tenements and a chance for success…..Read More
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When I Was Puerto Rican
Magic, sexual tension, high comedy, and intense drama move through an echanted yet harsh life chronicle, as a young girl leaves rural Puerto Rico for New York's tenements and a… Continue Reading Posted in: BiografiìA, Electronic Books, Puerto Ricans New York (State) New York Biography
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn First published in the Soviet journal Novy Mir in 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich stands as a classic… Continue Reading Posted in: 1918 2008, Aleksandr Isaevich, Communism, Literature, Reference, Russian Literature, Solzhenitï¸ S︡Yn
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The House on Mango Street
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