An edition of Almost a woman (1998)

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An edition of Almost a woman (1998)

Almost a woman

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From a three-room apartment in Brooklyn occupied by ten family members, Esmeralda Santiago begins a journey that is both a triumphant struggle for identity and independence, and a mother's worst nightmare. Challenged by language barriers, cultural stereotypes, and the fiercely protective Mami, Santiago continues the rollicking ascent she began in When I Was Puerto Rican. By day she perfects the role of Cleopatra at Performing Arts High School and interprets for the family at city welfare offices.

At night she accompanies her mother and sisters to Latin dance halls, but on such a strict leash that she has her first date at the age of twenty. Undaunted, she makes up for lost time in a romantic apprenticeship at once hilarious and heartbreaking.

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Perseus Books
Language
English
Pages
313

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Subjects

Biography, Childhood and youth, Puerto Rican women, Puerto Ricans, Niñez y juventud, Puertorriqueños, Biografía, Spanish language materials, Nueva York, Mujeres puertorriqueñas, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Puerto ricans, united states, Hispanic american women, New york (n.y.), biography, Women, biography, Women, united states, biography, Biographies & autobiographies, General

People

Esmeralda Santiago

Places

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State)

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Edition Notes

Continues: When I was Puerto Rican; continued by: The Turkish lover.
"A Merloyd Lawrence book."

Published in
Reading, Mass

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
974.7/1004687295/0092, B
Library of Congress
F128.9.P85 S267 1998, F128.9.P85S267 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
313 p. ;
Number of pages
313

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL397839M
ISBN 10
0738200433
LCCN
98086520
OCLC/WorldCat
39847854
LibraryThing
9535695
Goodreads
968313

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20541W

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Work Description

"Author's third novel and a long-awaited sequel to her first autobiographical novel, Cuando era puertorriqueña. She continues to chronicle her life as she leaves her childhood behind and enters adult life where her American values increasingly clash with those of her Puerto Rican parents. Most of all, this novel helps understand how Esmeralda Santiago, the writer was formed and became a writer"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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