Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Título: My broken language : a memoir / Quiara Alegría Hudes. Formato: Book Autor: Hudes, Quiara Alegría, author. Edición: First edition. Editorial, Fecha: New York : One World, [2021] ©2021 Copyright: ©2021 Descripción: xi, 316 pages ; 22 cm Resumen: This is an inspired exploration of home, family, memory, and belonging, narrated by the obsessed girl who fought to become an artist so she could capture the world she loved in all its wild and delicate beauty. Temas: Hudes, Quiara Alegría. Hispanic American women dramatists -- Biography. Racially mixed people -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Biography. Language and culture -- America. Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography. Género: Autobiographies. Contenido: A multilingual block in West Philly -- Spanish becomes a secret; language of the dead -- English is for atheism; language of woodworking -- A name that is a mask -- An English cousin comes to visit -- Language of the forest -- Latina health vocabulary from the late 80s -- Spanglish cousins on the New Jersey turnpike -- Body language -- Sophomore year English -- Things go unsaid long enough ... -- Possession's voice -- Sedo buys me an upright; language of Bach -- Taíno petroglyphs -- Lukumí thrones -- Silence=death -- Unwritten recipes -- Yoruba vocabulary -- A racial slur -- A book is its presence and absence -- Mom's accent -- Dad buys me a typewriter -- She said Norf Philly and one-two-free -- Atonality -- Fania everything and salsa out-of-prints -- The serenity prayer -- Sterling Library -- The Foraker Act (on Boriken's-and the diaspora's-language history) -- Gil-Scott Heron asks me a question -- Writing's a muscle, it gets stronger -- Broken language -- On obscenity -- Cold drink became a play -- Silence=death (déjà vu all over again) -- The book of our genius. LCCN: 2020037277 ISBN: 9780399590047 (hardcover) 0399590048 (hardcover) Otro número: 1202731888 Número de control: 3827283 Disponibilidad en sistema: 12 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 12 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 Reservas de cursos: 0 Hacer solicitud Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Available?' section below. Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1