Dominicana
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Antigua, Kianny N. translator.
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New York : Editorial Siete Cuentos / Seven Stories Press, [2021].
ISBN
9781644210703, 1644210703
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Published
New York : Editorial Siete Cuentos / Seven Stories Press, [2021].
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Book
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399 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9781644210703, 1644210703

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Translated from the English.
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"El último día de 1964, la quinceañera Ana Canción se casa con Juan Ruiz, un hombre veinte años mayor que ella, en el campo dominicano. Al día siguiente se vuelve Ana Ruiz, una esposa confinada a un apartamento de un cuarto en Washington Heights. Juan la engaña, abusa y controla, hasta le prohíbe aprender inglés. Después de un intento fallido de fuga, Ana se entera de que está embarazada. Su madre y su esposo comparan su embarazo a ganar la lotería, su niña tendrá ciudadanía estadounidense. Juan vuelve a la República Dominicana cuando la guerra civil comienza, dejando a César, su hermano, cuidando a Ana. Durante ese descanso del confinamiento ella se enamora genuinamente, lo cual despierta su voluntad de pelear por independizarse de su abusador y por su derecho de permanecer en su patria adoptiva. Un retrato atemporal de feminidad y ciudadanía, que sigue vigente en esta época de migración forzada" --,Provided by publisher.
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"On the last day of 1964, fifteen-year-old Ana Canción marries Juan Ruiz, a man twice her age, in the Dominican countryside. The following day she becomes Ana Ruiz, a wife confined to a one-bedroom in Washington Heights. Juan is unfaithful, abusive, and controlling, he even forbids her from learning English. After a failed escape, Ana learns she is pregnant. Both her mother and husband compare her pregnancy to winning the lottery, her child will have American citizenship. Juan returns briefly to the Dominican Republic when the civil war begins, leaving César, his brother, to care for Ana. During that respite from confinement she experiences true love, which awakens her will to fight for independence from her abuser and for the right to stay in her adopted homeland. A timeless portrait of womanhood and citizenship, which rings true in this era of forced migration"--,Provided by publisher.
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Text in Spanish.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cruz, A., & Antigua, K. N. (2021). Dominicana . Editorial Siete Cuentos / Seven Stories Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cruz, Angie and Kianny N. Antigua. 2021. Dominicana. Editorial Siete Cuentos / Seven Stories Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cruz, Angie and Kianny N. Antigua. Dominicana Editorial Siete Cuentos / Seven Stories Press, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cruz, Angie, and Kianny N Antigua. Dominicana Editorial Siete Cuentos / Seven Stories Press, 2021.

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