The Resource The book of Emma Reyes : a memoir in correspondence, Emma Reyes ; translated with an introduction by Daniel Alarcón
The book of Emma Reyes : a memoir in correspondence, Emma Reyes ; translated with an introduction by Daniel Alarcón
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- Summary
- "A literary discovery: an extraordinary account, in the tradition of The House on Mango Street and Angela's Ashes, of a Colombian woman's harrowing childhood. This astonishing memoir of a childhood lived in extreme poverty in Latin America was hailed as an instant classic when first published in Colombia in 2012, nine years after the death of its author, who was encouraged in her writing by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Comprised of letters written over the course of thirty years, and translated and introduced by acclaimed Peruvian-American writer Daniel Alarcon, it describes in vivid, painterly detail the remarkable courage and limitless imagination of a young girl growing up with nothing. Emma was an illegitimate child, raised in a windowless room in Bogota with no water or toilet and only ingenuity to keep her and her sister alive. Abandoned by their mother, she and her sister moved to a Catholic convent housing 150 orphan girls, where they washed pots, ironed and mended laundry, scrubbed floors, cleaned bathrooms, sewed garments and decorative cloths for the nuns--and lived in fear of the Devil. Illiterate and knowing nothing of the outside world, Emma escaped at age nineteen, eventually coming to have a career as an artist and to befriend the likes of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera as well as European artists and intellectuals. Far from self-pitying, the portrait that emerges from this clear-eyed account inspires awe at the stunning early life of a gifted writer whose talent remained hidden for far too long"--Provided by publisher
- Language
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- eng
- spa
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 177 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in Spanish as Memoria por correspondencia, by Laguna Libros (Colombia) and Fundación Arte Vivo Otero Herrera in 2012"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781474606608
- Label
- The book of Emma Reyes : a memoir in correspondence
- Title
- The book of Emma Reyes
- Title remainder
- a memoir in correspondence
- Statement of responsibility
- Emma Reyes ; translated with an introduction by Daniel Alarcón
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- "A literary discovery: an extraordinary account, in the tradition of The House on Mango Street and Angela's Ashes, of a Colombian woman's harrowing childhood. This astonishing memoir of a childhood lived in extreme poverty in Latin America was hailed as an instant classic when first published in Colombia in 2012, nine years after the death of its author, who was encouraged in her writing by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Comprised of letters written over the course of thirty years, and translated and introduced by acclaimed Peruvian-American writer Daniel Alarcon, it describes in vivid, painterly detail the remarkable courage and limitless imagination of a young girl growing up with nothing. Emma was an illegitimate child, raised in a windowless room in Bogota with no water or toilet and only ingenuity to keep her and her sister alive. Abandoned by their mother, she and her sister moved to a Catholic convent housing 150 orphan girls, where they washed pots, ironed and mended laundry, scrubbed floors, cleaned bathrooms, sewed garments and decorative cloths for the nuns--and lived in fear of the Devil. Illiterate and knowing nothing of the outside world, Emma escaped at age nineteen, eventually coming to have a career as an artist and to befriend the likes of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera as well as European artists and intellectuals. Far from self-pitying, the portrait that emerges from this clear-eyed account inspires awe at the stunning early life of a gifted writer whose talent remained hidden for far too long"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- QRML
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1919-2003
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Reyes, Emma
- Dewey number
- 709.2
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- Translated from the Spanish
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1977-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Alarcón, Daniel
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Reyes, Emma
- Reyes, Emma
- Artists
- Women artists
- Girls
- Poor children
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The book of Emma Reyes : a memoir in correspondence, Emma Reyes ; translated with an introduction by Daniel Alarcón
- Note
- "Originally published in Spanish as Memoria por correspondencia, by Laguna Libros (Colombia) and Fundación Arte Vivo Otero Herrera in 2012"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060678589
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9781474606608
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)964384075
- Label
- The book of Emma Reyes : a memoir in correspondence, Emma Reyes ; translated with an introduction by Daniel Alarcón
- Note
- "Originally published in Spanish as Memoria por correspondencia, by Laguna Libros (Colombia) and Fundación Arte Vivo Otero Herrera in 2012"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060678589
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9781474606608
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)964384075
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