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Martita, I remember you = Martita, te recuerdo / Sandra Cisneros ; traducido de Liliana Valenzuela.
"An enchanting story about a writer remembering her short time in Paris and her reflections on friendships, relationships, and her younger self in a beautiful dual-language edition. Paris has long been romanticized as the city of light. A city with a vibrant literary and artistic expatriate community. Corina--nicknamed Puffina--is a young writer hoping to find that idealized community, but when her money runs out sooner than expected, she finds a network of artists simply trying to find work, make rent, and make Paris home. Years later, when a letter from her friend Martita resurfaces, Corina finds herself older and with enough distance to articulate her time in Paris. While Paris did not bring her the affirmation she was looking for as a writer, Corina finds an emotional connection to her friend that transcends space and time and demonstrates that we are most honest in our writing. Told with intimacy and tenderness, Martita, I Remember You is Sandra Cisneros at her best"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593313664
- ISBN: 0593313666
- Physical Description: 55, 57 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: Dual-language edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | This is a dual-language edition of 'Martita, I Remember You'. Written in English, it was translated into Spanish as 'Martita, te recuerdo'. Tête-bêche; book presented in two parts bound back-to-back and inverted. |
| Language Note: | Dual language item; English in one direction, book flipped for Spanish. |
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| Subject: | Americans > France > Paris > Fiction. Women > France > Paris > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Recollection (Psychology) > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Letters > Fiction. Authors > Fiction. Paris (France) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Upside-down books. |
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- 2 of 4 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION CISNEROS 2021 (Text) | 0001002392932 | Fiction | Available | - |
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Martita, I Remember You/Martita, Te Recuerdo : A Story in English and Spanish
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Martita, I Remember You/Martita, Te Recuerdo : A Story in English and Spanish
As a young woman, Corina leaves her Mexican family in Chicago to pursue her dream of becoming a writer in the cafes of Paris. Instead, she spends her brief time in the City of Light running out of money and lining up with other immigrants to call home from a broken pay phone. But her months of befriending panhandling artists in the subway, sleeping on crowded attic floors, and dancing the tango at underground parties are given a lasting glow by her intense friendships with Martita and Paola. Over the years the three women disperse to three continents, falling out of touch and out of mind-until a letter unearthed in a closet brings Corina's days in Paris back with breathtaking immediacy. Told with intimacy and searing tenderness, this tribute to the life-changing power of youthful friendship is Cisneros at her vintage best, in a beautiful dual-language edition.
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