Of earth and sea
Subtitle: a Chilean memoir
By: Marjorie Agosín ; translated by Roberta Gordenstein.
Contributors: Gordenstein, Roberta.
Series: Camino del sol
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780816526659; 9780816526666
Subjects: Agosín, Marjorie -- Anecdotes; Chile -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes; Chile -- Description and travel
Genres: Anecdotes.
Description: "The Chilean coup d'etat of 1973 was a watershed event in the history of Chile. It was also a defining moment in the life of writer Marjorie Agosin. This collection of prose vignettes and free verse draws upon her experiences as a child in Chile, an expatriate abroad, and a minority Jew - even in the land she calls home - to create a striking portrait of a life of exile. Combining themes of memory, childhood, minority issues, Judaism, and political oppression, this collection contains some of Agosin's strongest work. Of Earth and Sea is a poetic autobiography that explores the world of Chile with eyes that see both despair and hope."--Jacket.