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When I was Puerto Rican

by Esmeralda Santiago · 1993

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Publisher

Vintage

Published

1993

Pages

274

Language

English

Edition format

Hardcover

Authors

Esmeralda Santiago

Description

From a rippled zinc shack in rural Puerto Rico to "the better life" in a decaying Brooklyn tenement, Esmerelda Santiago's Puerto Rican childhood is one of sorcery, smoldering war between the sexes, and high comedy. Hers is a portrait of a harsh but enchanted world that can never be reclaimed.

Topics

BiographyChildhood and youth
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