A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir Hardcover – September 9, 2014 by Daisy Her
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A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir Hardcover – September 9, 2014 by Daisy Her
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Numéro de l'objet eBay :135230880327
Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Release Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 9780807014486
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807014486
ISBN-13
9780807014486
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178730263
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cup of Water under My Bed : a Memoir
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Personal Memoirs, General, Journalism, Women's Studies, Lgbt
Genre
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-000820
Reviews
"During a time in history when so much is said about women of color, working-class folks, immigrants, Latinas, poor people, and los depreciados but seldom from them, Hernández writes with honesty, intelligence, tenderness, and love. I bow deeply in admiration and gratitude." --Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street "A striking and illuminating memoir of stark beauty that challenges our notions of identity and feminine power; absolutely riveting and unforgettable." --Patricia Engel, author of It's Not Love, It's Just Paris "Hernández writes with grace and clarity about the singular joys and unique pains of growing up in two worlds. . . . A marriage of power and poetry." --Laila Lalami, author of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits "Hernández is a stone-cold truth teller, and her talent is eclipsed only by her fearlessness. If this debut is a sign of what's to come, plan to have your heart and head broken wide open. Again and again." --John Murillo, author of Up Jump the Boogie, "Warm and thoughtful, Hernández writes with cleareyed compassion about living, and redefining success, at the intersection of social, ethnic and racial difference. Personal storytelling at its most authentic and heartfelt." -- Kirkus Reviews "Gorgeously written from start to finish." -- Boston Globe "Journalist, feminist, and first-time memoirist Hernández presents a coming-of-age story that dives into the complexities of language, sexuality, and class. . . . An accessible, honest look at the often heart-wrenching effects of intergenerational tension on family ties." -- Booklist "This book is a compelling glimpse into the life of a young Latina struggling to hold onto her background and make her way in a world she often finds difficult to embrace. Hernandez's use of language is often poetic, especially when intermingling Spanish and English, with the cultural tones of each." -- Windy City Times "By the end of this beautiful book, Daisy Hernández, a queer American Latina, has threaded Spanish and English together to create an inimitable new language in a brave and brilliant negotiation of a multilingual world." -- Los Angeles Review of Books "With wit and respectful grace, Hernández shares stories of love for family, of strong (despite herself) roots, and of assimilation and claiming who you are without losing who you were." -- Dallas Voice "During a time in history when so much is said about women of color, working-class folks, immigrants, Latinas, poor people, and los depreciados but seldom from them, Hernández writes with honesty, intelligence, tenderness, and love. I bow deeply in admiration and gratitude." --Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street "A striking and illuminating memoir of stark beauty that challenges our notions of identity and feminine power; absolutely riveting and unforgettable." --Patricia Engel, author of It's Not Love, It's Just Paris "Hernández writes with grace and clarity about the singular joys and unique pains of growing up in two worlds. . . . A marriage of power and poetry." --Laila Lalami, author of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits "Hernández is a stone-cold truth teller, and her talent is eclipsed only by her fearlessness. If this debut is a sign of what's to come, plan to have your heart and head broken wide open. Again and again." --John Murillo, author of Up Jump the Boogie, "Warm and thoughtful, Hernández writes with cleareyed compassion about living, and redefining success, at the intersection of social, ethnic and racial difference. Personal storytelling at its most authentic and heartfelt." -- Kirkus Reviews "Gorgeously written from start to finish." -- Boston Globe "Journalist, feminist, and first-time memoirist Hernández presents a coming-of-age story that dives into the complexities of language, sexuality, and class. . . . An accessible, honest look at the often heart-wrenching effects of intergenerational tension on family ties." -- Booklist "During a time in history when so much is said about women of color, working-class folks, immigrants, Latinas, poor people, and los depreciados but seldom from them, Hernández writes with honesty, intelligence, tenderness, and love. I bow deeply in admiration and gratitude." --Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street "A striking and illuminating memoir of stark beauty that challenges our notions of identity and feminine power; absolutely riveting and unforgettable." --Patricia Engel, author of It's Not Love, It's Just Paris "Hernández writes with grace and clarity about the singular joys and unique pains of growing up in two worlds. . . . A marriage of power and poetry." --Laila Lalami, author of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits "Hernández is a stone-cold truth teller, and her talent is eclipsed only by her fearlessness. If this debut is a sign of what's to come, plan to have your heart and head broken wide open. Again and again." --John Murillo, author of Up Jump the Boogie
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
920.009268/7291073
Table Of Content
Condemned One Before Love, Memory Stories She Tells Us The Candy Dish A Cup of Water Under My Bed Two Even If I Kiss a Woman Queer Narratives Qué India Three Only Ricos Have Credit My Father's Hands Black Out Después Agradecimientos
Synopsis
A coming-of-age memoir by a Colombian-Cuban woman about shaping lessons from home into a new, queer life In this lyrical, coming-of-age memoir, Daisy Hern ndez chronicles what the women in her Cuban-Colombian family taught her about love, money, and race. Her mother warns her about envidia and men who seduce you with pastries, while one t a bemoans that her niece is turning out to be " una india " instead of an American. Another auntie instructs that when two people are close, they are bound to become like u a y mugre , fingernails and dirt, and that no, Daisy's father is not godless. He's simply praying to a candy dish that can be traced back to Africa. These lessons--rooted in women's experiences of migration, colonization, y cari o --define in evocative detail what it means to grow up female in an immigrant home. In one story, Daisy sets out to defy the dictates of race and class that preoccupy her mother and t as, but dating women and transmen, and coming to identify as bisexual, leads her to unexpected questions. In another piece, NAFTA shuts local factories in her hometown on the outskirts of New York City, and she begins translating unemployment forms for her parents, moving between English and Spanish, as well as private and collective fears. In prose that is both memoir and commentary, Daisy reflects on reporting for the New York Times as the paper is rocked by the biggest plagiarism scandal in its history and plunged into debates about the role of race in the newsroom. A heartfelt exploration of family, identity, and language, A Cup of Water Under My Bed is ultimately a daughter's story of finding herself and her community, and of creating a new, queer life., A coming-of-age memoir by a Colombian-Cuban woman about shaping lessons from home into a new, queer life In her lyrical coming-of-age memoir, Daisy Hernandez, the daughter of a Colombian mother and Cuban father, chronicles what the colorful women in her community taught her about race, sex, money, and love. On the outskirts of New York City, Daisy starts out in English-as-a-second-language classes and ends up writing for the "New York Times." In between, she struggles to come out as a bisexual and rebels against her family's expectations that she become white--like the Italians. A touching and heartfelt exploration of family and identity, "A Cup of Water Under My Bed "is about sexuality, immigration, race, and class, but it is ultimately a daughter's story of shaping lessons from home into a new, queer life., The PEN Literary Award-winning author "writes with honesty, intelligence, tenderness, and love" about her Colombian-Cuban heritage and queer identity in this poignant coming-of-age memoir (Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street ) In this lyrical, coming-of-age memoir, Daisy Hernández chronicles what the women in her Cuban-Colombian family taught her about love, money, and race. Her mother warns her about envidia and men who seduce you with pastries, while one tía bemoans that her niece is turning out to be " una india " instead of an American. Another auntie instructs that when two people are close, they are bound to become like uña y mugre , fingernails and dirt, and that no, Daisy's father is not godless. He's simply praying to a candy dish that can be traced back to Africa. These lessons--rooted in women's experiences of migration, colonization, y cariño --define in evocative detail what it means to grow up female in an immigrant home. In one story, Daisy sets out to defy the dictates of race and class that preoccupy her mother and tías, but dating women and transmen, and coming to identify as bisexual, leads her to unexpected questions. In another piece, NAFTA shuts local factories in her hometown on the outskirts of New York City, and she begins translating unemployment forms for her parents, moving between English and Spanish, as well as private and collective fears. In prose that is both memoir and commentary, Daisy reflects on reporting for the New York Times as the paper is rocked by the biggest plagiarism scandal in its history and plunged into debates about the role of race in the newsroom. A heartfelt exploration of family, identity, and language, A Cup of Water Under My Bed is ultimately a daughter's story of finding herself and her community, and of creating a new, queer life.
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CT275.H5862453A3
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