Mujer Frente Al Sol : La Creacion De Una Escritora / Woman Before the Sun : Creation of a Writer: La Creación De Una Escritora - Brossura

Cofer, Judith Ortiz

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ISBN 10: 0820326747 ISBN 13: 9780820326740

Casa editrice: Univ of Georgia Pr, 2005

Riassunto

Combines autobiography, poetry, and folklore to describe how the author became a poet, developed her love for language and the magic of words, and struggled to find the time to write.

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L'autore:

Judith Ortiz Cofer is The Regents' and Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Georgia.

Product Description:

In this collection of essays woven with poems and folklore, Judith Ortiz Cofer tells the story of how she became a poet and writer. A native of Puerto Rico, Cofer came to the mainland as a child. Torn between two cultures and two languages, she learned early the power of words and how to wield them. Later, as an adult, demands from her family and her profession made it difficult for Cofer to find time to devote to her art, but her need and determination to express herself led to solutions that can help all artists challenged with the limits of time. Cofer recalls the family cuentos, or stories, that inspire her and shows how they speak to all artists, all women, all people. She encourages her readers to insist on the right to be themselves and to pursue their passions. A book that entertains, instructs, and enthralls, Mujer frente al sol will be invaluable to students of poetry and creative nonfiction and will be a staple in every creative writing classroom as well as an inspirat

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• Editore: Univ of Georgia Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0820326747
• ISBN 13: 9780820326740
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 136