Puro amor
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Louisville, KY : Sarabande Books, [2018].
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Book
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First edition, A bilingual edition.
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29 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Southside - Adult / Spanish
Fiction Cisneros, S
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Published
Louisville, KY : Sarabande Books, [2018].
Edition
First edition, A bilingual edition.
Language
English
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"Sandra Cisneros tiene una gran afición por los animales y esta pequeña joya de historia lo deja muy claro. 'La casa azul', la residencia azul cobalto de Mister y Missus Rivera, rebosa de perros sin pelo, monos, un cervatillo, un 'apasionado' Guacamaya, guacamayas, tarántulas, una iguana, y rescates que se asemejan a 'la antigua cerámica olmeca'. A Missus le encantan los rescates más "porque sus ojos estaban llenos de dolor". Ella también cuida de su marido, un artista famoso, aunque sus vecinos insisten en que tiene ojos para otras mujeres: "Está malcriado". 'Es un sapo gordo'. Ella no puede rechazarlo. "... porque el amor es así. Por mucho que muerda, disfrutamos y admiramos las cicatrices". Por lo tanto, las criaturas generosas acarician su vientre, duermen en su almohada y 'se arrodillan ante su puerta como los Magos adoradores ante el Cristo recién nacido'. Este hermoso libro de capítulos es bilingüe y contiene varias ilustraciones, dibujos de la propia Cisneros "- proporcionados por el editor.
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"Sandra Cisneros has a fondness for animals and this little gem of a story makes that abundantly clear. 'La casa azul, ' the cobalt blue residence of Mister and Missus Rivera, overflows with hairless dogs, monkeys, a fawn, a 'passionate' Guacamaya macaw, tarantulas, an iguana, and rescues that resemble 'ancient Olmec pottery.' Missus loves the rescues most 'because their eyes were filled with grief.' She takes lavish care of her husband too, a famous artist, though her neighbors insist he has eyes for other women: 'He's spoiled.' 'He's a fat toad.' She cannot reject him. ' ... because love is like that. No matter how much it bites, we enjoy and admire the scars.' Thus, the generous creatures pawing her belly, sleeping on her pillow, and 'kneeling outside her door like the adoring Magi before the just-born Christ.' This beautiful chapbook is bi-lingual and contains several illustrations--line drawings by Cisneros herself"--,Provided by publisher.
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Parallel text in English and Spanish on facing pages.
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