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Caramelo, O, Puro Cuento (Vintage Espanol)

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ISBN10: 1400030994
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Every year, Ceyala "Lala" Reyes' family--aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers, and Lala's six older brothers--packs up three cars and, in a wild ride, drive from Chicago to the Little Grandfather and Awful Grandmother's house in Mexico City for the summer. Struggling to find a voice above the boom of her brothers and to understand her place on this side of the border and that, Lala is a shrewd observer of family life. But when she starts telling the Awful Grandmother's life story, seeking clues to how she got to be so awful, grandmother accuses Lala of exaggerating. Soon, a multigenerational family narrative turns into a whirlwind exploration of storytelling, lies, and life. Like the cherished rebozo, or shawl, that has been passed down through generations of Reyes women, Caramelo is alive with the vibrations of history, family, and love.

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The celebrated author of "The House on Mango Street" gives us an extraordinary new novel, told in language of blazing originality: a multigenerational story of a Mexican-American family whose voices create a dazzling weave of humor, passion, and poignancy--the very stuff of life.
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Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954. Internationally acclaimed for her poetry and fiction, she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Lannan Literary Award and the American Book Award, and of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the MacArthur Foundation. Cisneros is the author of the novels The House on Mango Street and Caramelo, a collection of short stories Woman Hollering Creek, a book of poetry Loose Woman, and a children's book Hairs/Pelitos. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
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Apt2D, January 27, 2010 (view all comments by Apt2D)
This is a great read for those who are learning Spanish at an advanced level. There are so many aspects of Mexican and Mexican-American history addressed in a personal and visceral way. This is beautiful writing, in both the English and Spanish versions.
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This is a great read for those who are learning Spanish at an advanced level. There are so many aspects of Mexican and Mexican-American history addressed in a personal and visceral way. This is beautiful writing, in both the English and Spanish versions.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781400030996
Translator:
Valenzuela, Liliana
Publisher:
Vintage Books
Translator:
Valenzuela, Liliana
Author:
Cisneros, Sandra
Author:
Sandra Cisneros Translated from the English by Liliana Valenzuela
Author:
Valenzuela, Liliana
Location:
Nueva York
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Girls
Subject:
Mexico
Subject:
Chicago
Subject:
Grandmothers
Subject:
Grandparent and child
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Subject:
Mexican American families
Subject:
Mujeres
Subject:
Abuelas
Subject:
Familias mexicano-americanas
Subject:
Muchachas
Copyright:
2003
Edition Number:
1. ed.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Vintage Espa~nol
Series Volume:
GTR-131
Publication Date:
20030931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
Spanish
Pages:
496
Dimensions:
8.02x5.17x1.08 in. .82 lbs.
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