Cette auteure explore les complexités de l'expérience humaine à travers un style captivant et des aperçus profonds. Ses œuvres abordent souvent des thèmes tels que l'identité, la mémoire et les intersections culturelles, sa voix unique se démarquant parmi les écrivains contemporains. Par une prose soigneusement élaborée et des récits captivants, elle offre aux lecteurs un voyage littéraire inoubliable.
An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat.
A thousand years of Latin American history, told through the three obsessions that have held the region tightly in its grip.
A thousand years of Latin American history, told through the three obsessions that have held the region tightly in its grip.
Featuring a gathering of more than fifty of contemporary literature's finest voices, this volume will enchant, move, and inspire readers with its tales of The Writing Life . In it, authors divulge professional how they first discovered they were writers, how they work, how they deal with the myriad frustrations and delights a writer's life affords. Culled from ten years of the distinguished Washington Post column of the same name, The Writing Life highlights an eclectic group of luminaries who have wildly varied stories to tell, but who share this singularly beguiling career. Here are their pleasures as well as their peeves; revelations of their deepest fears; dramas of triumphs and failures; insights into the demands and rewards.Each piece is accompanied by a brief and vivid biography of the writer by Washington Post Book World editor Marie Arana who also provides an introduction to the collection. The result is a rare view from the a close examination of writers' concerns about the creative process and the place of literature in America. For anyone interested in the making of fiction and nonfiction, here is a fascinating vantage on the writer's world -- an indispensable guide to the craft.
Navigating between her Peruvian heritage and American upbringing, Marie Arana reflects on her unique cultural identity as she grows up. Taught traditional feminine skills in her father's family while also embracing rugged, practical lessons from her mother's side, she experiences a profound internal conflict. The narrative explores her journey of self-discovery as she reconciles these contrasting influences, ultimately revealing her identity as a hybrid American. This beautifully crafted memoir captures the complexities of cultural fusion and belonging.
Set in the Peruvian rainforest, the story follows Don Victor Sobrevilla, an eccentric engineer whose dream of starting a paper factory becomes complicated when he discovers the recipe for cellophane. As strange occurrences unfold, including a coughing dog and a boy turning blue, Don Victor is flooded with memories of his past. The narrative intertwines the lives of his family, revealing shocking secrets about his wife, the romantic entanglements of his children, and a priest's long-buried truth, creating a tapestry of love, mystery, and revelation.
This wide-ranging overview of the turbulent and little-known history of the diverse Latino experience in America is based on hundreds of interviews and research about the fastest-growing minority in America.