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African Passions and Other Stories

Author : Beatriz Rivera
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611920574
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book African Passions and Other Stories written by Beatriz Rivera and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1995-03-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Passions, Beatriz RiveraÍs first collection of stories, is peopled by Hispanic women in the thrall of love of varying sorts, but always of overwhelming intensity. Passion, obsession, raucous humor, and satire are in store for the reader of this tour-de-force examination of Latina womanhood. A series of strong-minded women relentlessly pursue love and success as they move in and out of the reality of the New Jersey Hispanic barrio that bonds them: a frustrated professional woman who unsuccessfully strives for a wedding ring from her mamaÍs-boy lover, a recent college graduate applies for dead-end jobs while pursuing a traditional macho lover, an Italian-Puerto Rican princess gets caught up in a vicious cycle of destructive relationships, and a young Cuban matron wrecks husband, children, and her own well-being as she seeks the nirvana of material wealth and status.

Africa, My Passion

Author : Corinne Hofmann
Publisher : Arcadia Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781908129451
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (294 download)

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Download or read book Africa, My Passion written by Corinne Hofmann and published by Arcadia Books Limited. This book was released on 2014 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an exquisite personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann, author of the global bestseller The White Masai, delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places. Joined by her half-Kenyan daughter, Napirai, and traveling Kenya together for the first time, they discover Napirai's roots and finally meet her father and half-siblings. Hofmann then treks 500 miles across the Namibian desert to discover the lives of the nomadic Himba people. "Narrated with genuine affection for all things African."--Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2014

Cuban-American Literature and Art

Author : Isabel Alvarez Borland
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791493725
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Cuban-American Literature and Art written by Isabel Alvarez Borland and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking collection offers an understanding of why Cuban-American literature and visual art have emerged in the United States and how they are so essentially linked to both Cuban and American cultures. The contributors explore crucial issues pertinent not only to Cuban-American cultural production but also to other immigrant groups—hybrid identities, biculturation, bilingualism, immigration, adaptation, and exile. The complex ways in which Cuban Americans have been able to keep a living memory of Cuba while developing and thriving in America are both intriguing and instructive. These essays, written from a variety of perspectives, range from useful overviews of fictional and visual works of art to close readings of individual texts.

Lusaka Punk and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2015

Author : Segun Afolabi
Publisher : New Internationalist
ISBN 13 : 1780262299
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Lusaka Punk and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2015 written by Segun Afolabi and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its sixteenth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. This collection collects the five 2015 shortlisted stories, along with stories written at the Caine Prize Writers’ Workshop, which took place in April 2015.

Playing With Light

Author : Beatriz Rivera
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611922523
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Playing With Light written by Beatriz Rivera and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2000-06-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rebecca, a well-to-do Cuban-American woman, decides that sheÍd like to revive the old Cuban tradition of the tertulia, or womenÍs get-together, her best friend dashes her hopes, explaining that in todayÍs career-driven world even her friends require a compelling reason to come from all over Miami to casually meet and chat. At last, the ingenious Becky hits upon the idea of a reading group, and the book selected is a historical novel about nineteenth-century Cuba: the saga of an aristocratic dress-manufacturing clan, the Santa Cruz family. The novel is called . . . Playing with Light. Oddly, as they get ever deeper into the story of the Santa Cruzesespecially Tico and Lolostrange things begin to happen to the reading group. Everyone seems to be . . . sucked in . . . and affected (not necessarily pleasantly) by the saga. (ñWhatÍs for dinner, Mommy?î ñGet a slice of salami out of the refrigerator, dear. CanÍt you see IÍm reading?î) As two worlds, from two different centuries, begin to intertwine in odd ways, and her friends begin to . . . well, to disappear, actually . . . Rebecca canÍt help but wonder what sheÍs gotten herself into. Beatriz Rivera has written an entrancing and wonderfully ambitious novel that places her in the first rank of writers of her generation.

Cuban-American Fiction in English

Author : M. Delores Carlito
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810856806
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (568 download)

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Download or read book Cuban-American Fiction in English written by M. Delores Carlito and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography contains listings and annotations of all novels, anthologies, and short story collections written by the first, 1.5, and second generations of Cuban Americans. This work also contains listings and annotations of all secondary works dealing with this fiction, as well as related memoirs, autobiographies and interviews.

United States

Author : A. Robert Lee
Publisher : Universitat de València
ISBN 13 : 8437084032
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book United States written by A. Robert Lee and published by Universitat de València. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquest estudi analitza un ordre literari canviant: Amèrica com unitat i diversitat, com un ens nacional i transnacional. Els escrits crítics literaris reunits aquí ofereixen una sèrie de perspectives que tracen gran part de la geografia cultural en joc: la narrativa, l'autobiografia, el teatre, etc. Es presenten també un conjunt d'assajos i ressenyes que, amb diverses direccions d'enfocament, posen atenció als fonaments previs a Colón, a una antologia canònica nord-americana de poesia i al que s'ha omès; la narrativa llatina i als principals dramaturgs antics. Inclou entrevistes a creatius i acadèmics com Gerald Vizenor, Frank Chin, Louis Owens, John Cawelti i Rex Burns. La secció de ressenyes final ofereix una sèrie de monografies de rellevant erudició multicultural així com contribucions a l'emergent i ampli mural d'anàlisi.

African American Celebrations and Holiday Traditions

Author : Antoinette Broussard
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780806526546
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book African American Celebrations and Holiday Traditions written by Antoinette Broussard and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dazzling collection of recipes, style advice, and decorating ideas will help every family bring grace and passion to the holiday season.

Uncompromising Passion

Author : Eyram Tawia
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539652175
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Uncompromising Passion written by Eyram Tawia and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-22 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of passion with purpose.This is Eyram's uncompromising and passionate story of grit and purpose. The story of a young man who pursued his dreams with such unwavering focus that all readers of this book will be inspired to do the same. Each one of us is entrusted with the prime responsibility for making our dreams come true. Eyram Akofa Tawia depicts that truth ever so clearly. This book is not a motivational book. It was not written to tell you, you can. It was written to tell you, you are already doing it. To unlock your potential of greatness as an African child. This book is not an autobiography. It is to show you what goes on in the mind of an African child. This book is to tell you to write your story for every breath on this continent is an adventure and worth writing about. This book believes in Africa's ability to globalize its discoveries.

Black Sexualities

Author : Juan Battle
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813548160
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Black Sexualities written by Juan Battle and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does society have difficulty discussing sexualities? Where does fear of Black sexualities emerge and how is it manifested? How can varied experiences of Black females and males who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), or straight help inform dialogue and academic inquiry? From questioning forces that have constrained sexual choices to examining how Blacks have forged healthy sexual identities in an oppressive environment, Black Sexualities acknowledges the diversity of the Black experience and the shared legacy of racism. Contributors seek resolution to Blacks' understanding of their lives as sexual beings through stories of empowerment, healing, self-awareness, victories, and other historic and contemporary life-course panoramas and provide practical information to foster more culturally relative research, tolerance, and acceptance.

Private Passions

Author : Rochelle Alers
Publisher : Kimani Press
ISBN 13 : 0373534744
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Private Passions written by Rochelle Alers and published by Kimani Press. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful journalist Emily Kirkland secretly marries her close friend and gubernatorial candidate Christopher Delgado, but their growing relationship is soon threatened by scandal and by powerful enemies out to destroy them.

To the Last Man I Slept with and All the Jerks Just Like Him

Author : Gwendolyn Zepeda
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611923124
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book To the Last Man I Slept with and All the Jerks Just Like Him written by Gwendolyn Zepeda and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining pieces of nonfiction, fiction, and parody, this collection of writing reflects contemporary women's lives as they struggle with coming of age, relationships, and parenthood.

I Am a Girl from Africa

Author : Elizabeth Nyamayaro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982113014
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book I Am a Girl from Africa written by Elizabeth Nyamayaro and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The inspiring journey of a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world"--

Do Not Pass Go

Author : Beatriz Rivera
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611921243
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Do Not Pass Go written by Beatriz Rivera and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mateo Irigaray has come home to end his miserable life. A child prodigy, he was the pride of Hudson County. Born to a Colombian mother who died giving birth to him, he was raised by his older sister and surrounded by an assortment of unusual family members. Though young and inexperienced, it didnÍt take his sister long to realize that Mateo was unusual. By the age of two, he could read and write. As a boy, he could learn a foreign language in a matter of weeks. But now heÍs depressed and ready to end it all. Learning that the famous genius has returned, Melody More, a reporter with the local newspaper, agrees to try and convince him to give the paper an interview. But the only quote heÍll give her is, ñAll I want to do is die!î In spite of his anger and rudeness, she finds herself strangely attracted to the surly, slovenly man who begs her to leave and not interrupt his plans. As their relationship developsMelody returns every day with an assortment of tempting food and winethey realize that they share a complicated history of family secrets and betrayals. From New Jersey to Havana to Switzerland, Rivera peppers this off-beat love story with a range of eccentric characters: MelodyÍs boss and former lover Xoan Xavier Contreras, known to the newspaperÍs readers as Triple X for his triple x-rated expos?s; her sister Odette, who went unnamed for an entire year because of her motherÍs revulsion at her Thalidomide-deformed hands; and most importantly, MelodyÍs mother, who was obsessed with perfection and having a child prodigy of her very own.

No Longer at Ease

Author : Chinua Achebe
Publisher : Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 9780435905286
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book No Longer at Ease written by Chinua Achebe and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 1987 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obi Okenkwo, a Nigerian country boy, is determined to make it in the city. Educated in England, he has new, refined tastes which eventually conflict with his good resolutions and lead to his downfall.

Love, Africa

Author : Jeffrey Gettleman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062284118
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Love, Africa written by Jeffrey Gettleman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A page-turner. The portrait of Africa that emerges is disturbing, tender, and harsh. . . . A tremendous read. I couldn’t put it down.” —Abraham Verghese, New York Times–bestselling author of The Covenant of Water A seasoned war correspondent, Jeffrey Gettleman has covered every major conflict over the past twenty years, from Afghanistan to Iraq to the Congo. For the past decade, he has served as the East Africa bureau chief for the New York Times, fulfilling a teenage dream. At nineteen, Gettleman fell in love, twice. On a do-it-yourself community service trip in college, he went to East Africa—a terrifying, exciting, dreamlike part of the world in the throes of change that imprinted itself on his imagination and on his heart. But around that same time he also fell in love with a fellow Cornell student—the brightest, classiest, most principled woman he’d ever met. To say they were opposites was an understatement. She became a criminal lawyer in America; he hungered to return to Africa. For the next decade he would be torn between these two abiding passions. A sensually rendered coming-of-age story, Love, Africa is a tale of passion, violence, far-flung adventure, tortuous long-distance relationships, screwing up, forgiveness, parenthood, and happiness that explores the power of finding yourself in the most unexpected of places. “Aptly displays why [Gettleman's] a Pulitzer Prize winner and a New York Times bureau chief . . . there's a thrilling immediacy and attention to detail in Gettleman's writing that puts the reader right beside him. . . . An absolute must-read.” —Booklist, starred review “Love, Africa offers a key to understanding humankind’s past and future and a key to understanding our hearts.” —Sheryl Sandberg

Trinity of Passion

Author : Alan M. Wald
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807882364
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Trinity of Passion written by Alan M. Wald and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second of three volumes by Alan Wald that track the political and personal lives of several generations of U.S. left-wing writers, Trinity of Passion carries forward the chronicle launched in Exiles from a Future Time: The Forging of the Mid-Twentieth-Century Literary Left. In this volume Wald delves into literary, emotional, and ideological trajectories of radical cultural workers in the era when the International Brigades fought in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and the United States battled in World War II (1941-45). Probing in rich and haunting detail the controversial impact of the Popular Front on literary culture, he explores the ethical and aesthetic challenges that pro-Communist writers faced. Wald presents a cross section of literary talent, from the famous to the forgotten, the major to the minor. The writers examined include Len Zinberg (a.k.a. Ed Lacy), John Oliver Killens, Irwin Shaw, Albert Maltz, Ann Petry, Chester Himes, Henry Roth, Lauren Gilfillan, Ruth McKenney, Morris U. Schappes, and Jo Sinclair. He also uncovers dramatic new information about Arthur Miller's complex commitment to the Left. Confronting heartfelt questions about Jewish masculinity, racism at the core of liberal democracy, the corrosion of utopian dreams, and the thorny interaction between antifascism and Communism, Wald re-creates the intellectual and cultural landscape of a remarkable era.