My broken language

a memoir

Sachbuch

• BI : Biographisches : Einzelbiographien
• FS.E : Fremdsprachige Schriften : Einzelne Sprachen : Englische Schriften

Verfasser:
Hudes, Quiara Alegría

Verfasser Angabe:
Quiara Alegría Hudes

Sprache:
Englisch

• Englisch
• Philadelphia (Pa.)
• Biographie
• Kultur
• Identität
• Puerto Rico

Verlag:
Harper Collins

Erscheinungsort:
London

Jahr:
2021

Umfang:
316 S.

Fußnote:
Text: Englisch

ISBN:
978-0-00-846463-9

Interessenskreise:
American Literature
American Shelves

Inhalt:
Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish father and an enigmatic Puerto Rican mother, Quiara Alegría Hudes had a love-and-trouble-filled upbringing, haunted by the unspoken, untold family secrets of the barrio. In the face of real world wounds, the powerful, Orisha-like women of her family possessed a strength, joy and sensuality that left a young Quiara awe struck. She vowed to tell their stories.

But confronted by a world that treated her like an outsider, Quiara knew she must find a new language, one which reflected the multiple cultures that raised this Puerto Rican child of North Philly. Written and spoken, English and Spanish, sacred and profane - as her search for a way to share her family's story deepened, an artist emerged, ready to speak her truth.

An inspired exploration of home, family and memory, My BROKEN LANGUAGE is the story of a sharp-eyed observer who finds her voice and learns to boldly tell the stories that only she can tell.