Jul 30, 2009 i just got one about one of my favorite caribbean novels, which i am including here only because i love the book and would like as many people as possible read it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lee sirena selena a novel por mayra santosfebres disponible en rakuten kobo. This book is a compilation of eleven essays plus introductory and concluding. In her book the future of nostalgia, svetlana boym indicates how when we are home, we. Discovered by martha divine in the backstreets of san juan, picking over garbage, drugged out of his mind and singing boleros that transfix the listener, a fifteen. Discovered by martha divine in the backstreets of san juan, picking over garbage, drugged out of his mind and singing boleros that transfix the listener, a fifteen year old hustler is transformed into sirena selena, a diva whose uncanny beauty and irrisistable voice will be their ticket to fame and fortune pdf. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. A finalist for the 2001 romulo gallegoss prize for the novel, it won the pen club of puerto ricos prize for best novel, and was subsequently translated into english and italian. A finalist for the 2001 romulo gallegos prize for the novel, it won the pen club of puerto ricos prize for best novel, and. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Mayra santos febres sirena selena repeating islands. Mayra santosfebres has published more than twentyfive books of poetry, short stories, essay collections, and novels. This impishly sensual novel is an often hilarious anatomy of gender confusion, set in the dominican republic, and reminiscent of the classic silent film the blue angel.
No wonder the translator chose to just shorten the title. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Sirena selena by mayra santosfebres, translated by stephen a. Coconut shell, melancholy and restless, from the gods you came, sweet selena, succulent siren of the glistening beaches. If i remember my formerlyfluent but longdisused spanish correctly.
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