We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? - by Achy Obejas (Paperback)

Name: We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? - by Achy Obejas (Paperback)
Brand: Cleis Press
SKU: 1003613432
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Achy Obejas writes stories about uprooted people.
About the Author: Achy Obejas is 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 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: Cleis Press

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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