Casi una mujer (Almost a Woman)

Escrito por Esmeralda Santiago

Narrado por Esmeralda Santiago

En su nueva memoria, la aclamada autora de Cuando era puertorriquena (CE021) continua su cautivante cronica describiendo su salida de los barrios de Brooklyn a los teatros de Manhattan. "Negi," como carinosamente la llama su familia, deja Macun, un campo de Puerto Rico, en 1961 para vivir en un apartamento de tres habitaciones en un proyecto de viviendas, con siete hermanas y hermanos pequenos, una abuela preguntona, y una mama estricta que no la dejaba salir con muchachos. A los trece anos, Negi anora su propia cama, privacidad, y una vida con su padre, quien permanece en Puerto Rico con su nueva esposa. Mientras traduce para Mami en la oficina delWelfare por la manana, hace el papel de Cleopatra en el prestigioso Performing Arts High School de Nueva York por las tardes, y baila salsa toda la noche, Negi ansia lograr un equilibrio entre ser norteamericana y ser puertorriquena. Cuando desafia a su madre al salir en una serie de graciosisimas citas, Negi descubre que la independencia trae consigo sus propios retos. Una conmovedora historia universal sobre la llegada a la mayoria de edad, a la vez que una valiente y sincera historia de inmigrantes, Casi una mujer es el triunfal camino de Santiago a hacerse mujer.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 30 sept 2007
• ISBN: 9781440797552

Esmeralda Santiago

Esmeralda Santiago is the author of three groundbreaking memoirs: When I was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman (which she adapted into a Peabody Award–winning movie for PBS Masterpiece), and The Turkish Lover. Her fiction includes the novels América's Dream (also made into a film) and Conquistadora, and a children's book, A Doll for Navidades. Esmeralda is passionate about the artistic development of young people and has traveled the world as a public speaker encouraging literacy, memoir writing, and storytelling. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages.

Comentarios para Casi una mujer (Almost a Woman)

[gilda9carneiro · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Una gran descubrimiento personal. Encantador escuchar a la autora relatar su historia. Atrapa te la vida de una “Casi Una Mujer” sedienta de descubrir el mundo adulto, pero un corazón de niña que acudía a los Brazos de mami, cuando eso sucedía.

[cwright_87 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The book Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago, takes place in New York as the main character, Negi, grows up. The character is very believable and reading from her point of view lets the reader in all her thoughts and into the story. You feel as if you are growing up along with her. Negi moves to New York from Puerto Rico and deals with poverty, lack of privacy, racism, and feeling homesick.She lives with seven younger siblings and a strict mother in a 3 room apartent. As she gets older she becomes an aspiring actor, a dancer, and dates many guys. She becomes independant after being in the shadow of her mother all her life and gets involved in American ways. The ending of the story leaves you hanging, by never telling the decision Negi makes, but its an intersting book. The thing I liked about this book was the topic. However I disliked that it had some Parental Advisory scenes. It was a great book but, I wish it hadnt ended so soon.