| A Wedding in Haiti Contributor(s): Alvarez, Julia (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1616202807 ISBN-13: 9781616202804 Publisher: Algonquin Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Series: Shannon Ravenel Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5" W x 7" (0.50 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: " A] beguiling memoir of family and culture."--O, The Oprah Magazine In a story that travels beyond borders and between families, acclaimed Dominican novelist and poet Julia Alvarez reflects on the joys and burdens of love--for her parents, for her husband, and for a young Haitian boy known as Piti. In this intimate true account of a promise kept, Alvarez takes us on a journey into experiences that challenge our way of thinking about history and how it can be reimagined when people from two countries--traditional enemies and strangers--become friends. Julia Alvarez's new novel, Afterlife, is available now. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alvarez, Julia: - Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three books of nonfiction, three collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. She has taught and mentored writers in schools and communities across America and, until her retirement in 2016, was a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College. Her work has garnered wide recognition, including a Latina Leader Award in Literature from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, the Woman of the Year by Latina magazine, and inclusion in the New York Public Library's program "The Hand of the Poet: Original Manuscripts by 100 Masters, from John Donne to Julia Alvarez." In the Time of the Butterflies, with over one million copies in print, was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for its national Big Read program, and in 2013 President Obama awarded Alvarez the National Medal of Arts in recognition of her extraordinary storytelling. |