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Guests | May 2, 2012

Julia Alvarez: IMG Chichiguas



I wouldn't have met Piti if it hadn't been for a chichigua. To translate chichigua as a kite does not do justice to these beautiful creations of... Continue »
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    A Wedding in Haiti

    Julia Alvarez 9781616201302

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Through the Arc of the Rain Forest by Karen Tei Yamashita
Through the Arc of the Rain Forest

kellie.schweich, September 20, 2006

Through the Arc of the Rainforest is a very well written novel. Yamashita brings her bizarre cast of characters together in a small Brazilian town. There each one finds the joy of fame and learns the destruction that can follow. Through her comedic outlook and fantastical style Yamashita brings a new element to thinking globally about our impact on the environment.
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