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When I Was Puerto Rican as Borderland Narrative: Bridging Caribbean and U.S. Latino Literature.

A literary criticism of the book "When I Was Puerto Rican," by Esmeralda Santiago, is presented. The author suggests the book offers connections between Latino and Caribbean literature and serves as an example of immigrant and borderlands literature. He comments on the depiction of the jibaros subcu...

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Publicado en:Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 30 - 46
Autor principal: Stephens, Gregory
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Confluencia Fall2009
Materias:
Criticism
When I Was Puerto Rican (Book)
Santiago, Esmeralda
Bildungsromans
Spanish American fiction
Hispanic American literature
Caribbean literature
Immigrants in literature
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Sumario:A literary criticism of the book "When I Was Puerto Rican," by Esmeralda Santiago, is presented. The author suggests the book offers connections between Latino and Caribbean literature and serves as an example of immigrant and borderlands literature. He comments on the depiction of the jibaros subculture in the book and the book's Bildungsroman format.