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mercoledì 22 aprile 2009
I love this writer, no writer has her ability to describe from a subjective perspective the pains of an immigrant
Judith Ortiz Cofer
Born
1952Hormigueros, Puerto RicoNationalityPuerto Rican
Genrespoetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, Young Adult novels
Notable work(s)
Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood
Judith Ortiz Cofer (born in 1952) is an acclaimed Puerto Rican author. Her works span a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and Young Adult novels.
Contents[hide]
1 Early years2 Cofer's literary work3 Partial bibliography4 See also5 External links
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[edit] Early years
Cofer was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, moved to the United States in 1956 with her family to Paterson, New Jersey. Her family often made back-and-forth trips between Paterson and Hormigueros. In 1967, her family moved to Augusta, Georgia, where she attended Butler High School. Cofer received a B.A. in English from Augusta College, and later an M.A. in English from Florida Atlantic University.
[edit] Cofer's literary work
Cofer's work can largely be classified as creative nonfiction. Her narrative style is strongly influenced by oral storytelling, which was inspired by her grandmother, an able storyteller in the tradition of teaching through storytelling among Puerto Rican women. Cofer's autobiographical work often focuses on her attempts at negotiating her life between two cultures, American and Puerto Rican, and how this process informs her sensibilities as a writer. Her work also explores such subjects as racism and sexism in American culture, machismo and female empowerment in Puerto Rican culture, and the challenges diasporic immigrants face in a new culture.
In 1984 she joined the faculty of the University of Georgia, where she is currently Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing.
[edit] Partial bibliography
Peregrina (1986)
Terms of Survival (1987)
The Line of the Sun (1989)
Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood (1990)
The Latin Deli (1993)
Reaching for the Mainland and Selected New Poems (1995)
An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio (1996)
Catch The Moon (1996)
The Year of Our Revolution (1998)
Sleeping with One Eye Open: Women Writers and the Art of Survival (1999)
Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming A Writer (2000)
The Meaning of Consuelo (2003)
Call Me Maria (2004).
Catch The Moon
In 2005 she published her most recent book, A Love Story Beginning in Spanish: Poems. Among Cofer's more well known essays are "The Story of My Body" and "The Myth of the Latin Woman," both reprinted in The Latin Deli.
2 commenti:
Anonimo
ha detto...
I know this this writer my husband is Puerto Rican and he teaches Spanish
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2 commenti:
I know this this writer my husband is Puerto Rican and he teaches Spanish
Very interesting article...thanks...
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