Once Upon a Quinceanera
Coming of Age in the USA
$52.53
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2008
Summary
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, a “phenomenal, indispensable” (USA Today) exploration of the Latina “sweet fifteen” celebration, by the bestselling author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies.The quinceanera, a celebration of a Latina girl’s fifteenth birthday, has become a uniquely American trend. This lavish party with ball gowns, multi-tiered cakes, limousines, and extravagant meals is often as costly as a prom or a wed…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452288300 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0452288304 |
| Author: | Julia Alvarez |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 135mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
Though [Alvarez] brings a critical eye to long-held myths
Praise for Once Upon a Quinceanera
“Phenomenal…indispensable. Alvarez’s novelistic eye makes Once Upon a Quinceañera an intimate, intoxicating read.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“A journey into experiencing a vital, exuberant ritual of modern Latino life…As an author, Alvarez is a terrific tour guide.”—The Seattle Times
“[Alvarez] brings a critical eye to long-held myths…Each page is a love song to the cultural ties that bind generations of women from a diverse group of countries.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“Fascinating, exhaustively researched.”—The Washington Post
“Alvarez’s honest grappling with her caught-between-two-cultures experience is compelling.”—Entertainment Weekly
About The Author
Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez is the author of the novels How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,In the Time of the Butterflies (a national Book Critics Circle Award finalist), and Yo!. She has also published two poetry collections (Homecoming and The Other side/El Otro Lado) and a collection of essays (Something to Declare).Julia lvarez es la autora de De c mo las chicas Garcia perdieron el acento, En el tiempo de las mariposas (un finalista del National Book Critics Circle Award) y Yo!. Tambien ha publicado dos colecciones de poesia y una colecci n de ensayos. Julia lvarez vive en Vermont y en Repoblica Dominicana, donde dirige una cooperativa de cafe organico, y un centro de alfabetizaci n y arte con su esposo.
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