We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? - by Achy Obejas (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Achy Obejas writes stories about uprooted people.
- About the Author: Achy Obejas is also the author of We Came All the Way From Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?
- 116 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
Achy Obejas writes stories about uprooted people. Some, like herself, are Latino immigrants and lesbians; others are men (gay and straight), people with AIDS, addicts, people living marginally, just surviving. As omniscient narrator to her characters lives, Obejas generously delves into her own memories of exile and alienation to tell stories about women and men who struggle for wholeness and love.Book Synopsis
Achy Obejas writes stories about uprooted people. Some, like herself, are Latino immigrants and lesbians; others are men (gay and straight), people with AIDS, addicts, people living marginally, just surviving. As omniscient narrator to her characters' lives, Obejas generously delves into her own memories of exile and alienation to tell stories about women and men who struggle for wholeness and love.About the Author
Achy Obejas is also the author of We Came All the Way From Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? and Days of Awe. She has won numerous writing awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship and the 1996 Studs Terkel Journalism Award. She lives in Chicago.Dimensions (Overall): 8.48 Inches (H) x 5.52 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 116
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Start-Viva
Format: Paperback
Author: Achy Obejas
Language: English
Street Date: August 16, 1994
TCIN: 1003613432
UPC: 9780939416936
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-6948
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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