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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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Published in:Confluencia: Revista Hispánica de Cultura y Literatura Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 30 - 46
Main Author: Stephens, Gregory
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Confluencia Fall2009
Subjects:
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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