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(0)Achy Obejas
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Español
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"Así es como la pierdes es un libro sobre mujeres que quitan el sentido, sobre el amor y el ardor, sobre la traición, porque a veces traicionamos lo que más queremos, y también es un libro sobre el suplicio que pasamos después--los ruegos, las lágrimas, la sensación de estar atravesado un campo de minas--para intentar recuperar lo que perdimos, aquello que creíamos que no queríamos, que no nos importaba. Estos cuentos nos enseñan las leyes...
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English
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"A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"There are riders willing to die just to win a single leg of the Tour, careening downhill at a suicidal ninety kilometers per hour; now I know there are also riders ready to kill for it. Marc, a French-Colombian professional cyclist with a military past, is on an elite Tour de France team led by his best friend, Steve, an American star and a favorite to win this year's Tour. But the competition takes a dark turn when someone begins eliminating racers...
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Publisher
NorteSur Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"Semillas de aguacate y el crecimiento lento! La impaciencia de una niña se convierte en asombro mientras su árbol de aguacate y ella misma cambian y crecen paulatinamente en esta historia inspirado en la infancia propia de la artista israelí Taltal Levi."--Amazon.com.
"Muriel is sulking--she celebrated her birthday yesterday under the old avocado tree, but today she's not even a little bit taller! Dad tells Muriel a secret: She is like the pit...
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Publisher
Cleis Press
Pub. Date
©1994
Language
English
Description
"We came all the way from Cuba so you could dress like this? my father will ask over my mother's shoulder. And for the first time in my life, I'll say, Look, you didn't come for me, you came for you; you came because all your rich clients were leaving and you were going to wind up a cashier in your father's hardware store if you didn't leave, okay?" A collection of stories on uprooted people.
Author
Publisher
Cleis Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
A Cuban-American's quest to learn the truth about her family. Are the stories of their achievement in pre-revolutionary Cuba true, or are they exaggerations or, worse, inventions? A look at a problem frequently faced by children of immigrants.
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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Introduces English-language readers to Kahlo's life, from her childhood and the accident that would mark her personality and her artwork, to her complicated love for Diego Rivera and the fierce determination that drove her to become a major artist in her own right."--From back cover.
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Publisher
AmazonCrossing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Getting stuck in an elevator with a flirtatious and charismatic stranger leaves Jude Flores flustered enough--even before she realizes that he's Eric Zimmerman, the billionaire CEO... and her powerfully sexy new boss. Having arrived in Spain to take over his company's office, Eric is clearly interested in more than business. He notices Jude for her brilliance and talent, but it's her humility that excites him the most. Seduced by Eric's attention,...
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Publisher
Vintage Espaanol
Pub. Date
2008
Language
Español
Description
Una craonica familiar que abarca tres generaciones y dos paaises, La breve y maravillosa vida de Oscar Wao cuenta la historia del gordiflaon y solitario Oscar de Leaon en su intento de convertirse en el J.R.R. Tolkien Dominicano y su desafortunada bausqueda del amor. Pero Oscar saolo es la aultima vaictima del fukau--una maldiciaon que durante generaciones ha perseguido a su familia, condenaandoles a vidas de tortura, sufrimiento y amor desdichado....
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Publisher
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring, timely, and conversation-starting memoir from the barrier-breaking and Emmy Award-winning journalist Ilia Calderón-the first Afro-Latina to anchor a high-profile newscast for a major Hispanic broadcast network in the United States-about following your dreams, overcoming prejudice, and embracing your identity"--
In Chocó, Colombia, the Afro-Latino province where Calderón grew up, your skin could be any shade and you'd still be considered...
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Publisher
AmazonCrossing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Jude is waking up to two stunning sights: the hot white sands of the Mexican Caribbean coast and the even hotter Eric Zimmerman. And he's hers forever. What more can she wish for from a man who's fulfilled every fantasy? The honeymoon isn't over yet. Eric has never felt so intimately close to the woman he loves. Heart, body, and soul, they're made for each other. And with a wife as insatiably kinky as he is, they're ready and willing to try anything....
17) Everyone leaves
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Publisher
AmazonCrossing
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"When Nieve Guerra finds herself caught between the tides of her parents' turbulent relationship and a country torn apart by political unrest, she begins recording the intimate and harsh details of her life within the pages of her Diary. Nieve is sent away from her mother, her mother's free-spirited and loving Swedish boyfriend Fausto, and her childhood city of Cienfuegos and forced to endure unrelenting abuse at the hand of her father. Only her Diary...
18) Papi
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Papi tells a story in the voice of an eight year old girl waiting in Santo Domingo for her father to return from New York to lavish her with gifts and the glory of his fame. Things don't go according to plan.
20) Mexico City noir
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of crime and noir stories set in Mexico.