| We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? Contributor(s): Obejas, Achy (Author) |
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ISBN: 093941693X ISBN-13: 9780939416936 Publisher: Start-Viva OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1994 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 94-18194 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.52" W x 8.48" (0.45 lbs) 116 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Obejas, Achy: - 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. |