Almost a Woman: A Memoir, Paperback/Esmeralda Santiago
Descriere
Following the enchanting story recounted in When I Was Puerto Rican of the author's emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the prestigious Performing Arts High School in Manhattan, Esmeralda Santiago delivers the tale of her young adulthood, where she continually strives to find a balance between becoming American and staying Puerto Rican. While translating for her mother Mami at the welfare office in the morning, starring as Cleopatra at New York's prestigious Performing Arts High School in the afternoons, and dancing salsa all night, she begins to defy her mother's protective rules, only to find that independence brings new dangers and dilemmas.
Despre autor
Esmeralda Santiago este o autoare portoricană cunoscută pentru memoriile sale narative și pentru scrierea interculturală. Impactul ei se extinde dincolo de cultivarea narațiunilor, deschizând calea pentru mai multe povești despre formarea identității tinerilor latini în Statele Unite, care navighează prin disonanța culturală prin procesul de aculturare.
