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“In this vibrant memoir, Obama-inaugural poet Richard Blanco tenderly, exhilaratingly chronicles his Miami childhood amid a colorful, if suffocating, family of Cuban exiles, as well as his quest to find his artistic voice and the courage to accept himself as a gay man.” — O, The Oprah Magazine
A poignant, hilarious, and inspiring memoir from the first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet, which explores
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A childhood in a privileged household in 1950s Havana was joyous and cruel, like any other-but with certain differences. The neighbor's monkey was liable to escape and run across your roof. Surfing was conducted by driving cars across the breakwater. Lizards and firecrackers made frequent contact. Carlos Eire's childhood was a little different from most. His father was convinced he had been Louis XVI in a past life. At school, classmates with fathers...
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A timely memoir by a Cuban American writer, exploring issues of identity, biculturalism, and life exiled from a beloved homeland--
A memoir by a Cuban American writer, exploring issues of identity, biculturalism, and life exiled from a beloved homeland. The author spent much of her childhood (1960-75) in Minnesota--
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