The taste of sugar : a novel
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
1631497731, 9781631497735
Physical Desc
380 pages : map, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Status
Adult Fiction (3rd floor)
F VERA, M
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F VERA, M
1 available
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Coffee growers -- Puerto Rico -- Fiction.
Hawaii -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Hawaii -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Puerto Rican families -- Fiction.
Puerto Rico -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Puerto Rico -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction
Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Fiction.
Sugar plantations -- Hawaii -- Fiction.
Hawaii -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Hawaii -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Puerto Rican families -- Fiction.
Puerto Rico -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Puerto Rico -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction
Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Fiction.
Sugar plantations -- Hawaii -- Fiction.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Adult Fiction (3rd floor) | F VERA, M | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1631497731, 9781631497735
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-380).
Description
"Marisel Vera emerges as a major voice of contemporary fiction with a heart- wrenching novel set in Puerto Rico on the eve of the Spanish-American War. It is 1898, and groups of starving Puerto Ricans, los hambrientos, roam the parched countryside and dusty towns begging for food. Under the yoke of Spanish oppression, the Caribbean island is forced to prepare to wage war with the United States. Up in the mountainous coffee region of Utuado, Vicente Vega and Valentina Sanchez labor to keep their small farm from the creditors. When the Spanish-American War and the great San Ciriaco Hurricane of 1899 bring devastating upheaval, the young couple is lured, along with thousands of other puertorriquenos, to the sugar plantations of Hawaii-another US territory-where they are confronted by the hollowness of America's promises of prosperity. Writing in the tradition of great Latin American storytelling, Marisel Vera's The Taste of Sugar is an unforgettable novel of love and endurance, and a timeless portrait of the reasons we leaveave home"--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vera, M. (2020). The taste of sugar: a novel (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vera, Marisel. 2020. The Taste of Sugar: A Novel. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vera, Marisel. The Taste of Sugar: A Novel Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vera, Marisel. The Taste of Sugar: A Novel First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
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