Description
| Product ID: | 9780008464660 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | My Broken Language |
| Subtitle: | A Memoir |
| Authors: | Author: Quiara Alegria Hudes |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Mysticism, Ethnic studies, Mysticism, Ethnic studies, South America |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating “Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How lucky we are to have her telling our stories.†– Lin-Manuel Miranda “Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How lucky we are to have her telling our stories.” – Lin-Manuel MirandaFrom the Pulitzer-prize winning playwright behind IN THE HEIGHTS comes a spellbinding coming-of-age story, and a vibrant and life-affirming celebration of the women who guide us.Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish father and an enigmatic Puerto Rican mother, Quiara Alegría Hudes had a love-and-trouble-filled upbringing, haunted by the unspoken, untold family secrets of the barrio. In the face of real world wounds, the powerful, Orisha-like women of her family possessed a strength, joy and sensuality that left a young Quiara awe struck. She vowed to tell their stories.But confronted by a world that treated her like an outsider, Quiara knew she must find a new language, one which reflected the multiple cultures that raised this Puerto Rican child of North Philly. Written and spoken, English and Spanish, sacred and profane — as her search for a way to share her family’s story deepened, an artist emerged, ready to speak her truth.An inspired exploration of home, family and memory, My BROKEN LANGUAGE is the story of a sharp-eyed observer who finds her voice and learns to boldly tell the stories that only she can tell. |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-14 |