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Travel / Memoir / Latin America

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San Juan Ciudad Soñada Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá Introduction by Antonio Skarmeta The Americas, Ilan Stavans and Irene Vilar, Series Editors A Spanish-language travel guide and memoir of San Juan, Puerto Rico Todo el paisaje de mi infancia ha desaparecido . . . Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá is an expert and lyrical guide to the history, inhabitants, and culture of his native city of San Juan, recalling scenes from his childhood while chronicling the social and physical changes in the city. Though super-highways have replaced the winding lanes and Puerto Ricans remain socially and politically divided, Rodríguez Juliá evokes picturesque imagery and the melancholy sweetness of remembrance as he leads readers through his Ciudad Soñada, his city of dreams. Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá is professor of literature at the University of Puerto Rico and the author of eleven acclaimed works of fiction, including La Renuncia del Héroe Baltasar (The Renunciation). Antonio Skarmeta is the author of Il Postino Copublished with Tal Cual Editores, San Juan Si Ud. tiene alguna pregunta acerca de como pedir este libro y prefiere comunicarse en espanol. puede enviar un email a Sheila Moermond. Also available in an English edition San Juan: Memoir of a City.

November 2004 350 pp.   6 x 9 9 b/w photos ISBN-10: 0-299-20594-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-299-20374-0 Paper $24.95 t When ordering this book check and be sure the item number (ISBN) in the shopping cart window matches the number of the book above which you wish to order. This title is available in both Spanish and English. Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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