Margarita Engle

Lightning Dreamer (eBook, ePUB)

Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

';I find it so easy to forget / that I'm just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts.' Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own, Engle evokes the voice of this book-loving feminist and abolitionist who bravely resisted an arranged marriage at the age of fourteen, andwas ultimately courageous enough to fight against injustice. Historical notes, excerpts, and source notes round out this exceptional tribute.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780547807478
• Artikelnr.: 40176473

Autorenporträt

Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist whose work has been published in many countries. Her many acclaimed books include Silver People , The Lightning Dreamer, The Wild Book, and The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor Book. She is a several-time winner of the Pura Belpré and Américas Awards as well as other prestigious honors. She lives with her husband in Northern California. For more information, visit margaritaengle.com.