by Esmeralda Santiago · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780375705267
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«Casi una mujer» is the autobiography of Esmeralda Santiago, published by Vintage in paperback (312 pages, in Spanish).
In 1961, Negi leaves rural Puerto Rico with her family and settles into a Brooklyn apartment. Between translating for her mother at the welfare office, her classes at the Performing Arts High School, and salsa dancing, she grows up seeking a balance between her Puerto Rican heritage and American life.
Second part of Santiago's memoirs, after «Cuando era puertorriqueña». Original title: Almost a Woman. Translation by Nina Torres-Vidal.
For readers of memoirs and immigration stories, especially Puerto Rican and Latino experiences in New York.
Esmeralda Santiago is a Puerto Rican author known for her narrative memoirs and trans-cultural writing. Her impact extends beyond cultivating narratives as she paves the way for more coming-of-age stories about being a Latina in the United States, alongside navigating cultural dissonance through acculturation.
