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Tales from the Heart: True Stories from My Childhood
Contributor(s): Conde, Maryse (Author)

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 ISBN: 1569473471     ISBN-13: 9781569473474
Publisher: Soho Press
OUR PRICE: $18.05  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: January 2004
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Annotation: "Honest, exquisitely measured . . . inspiring in its reminder of the human spirit's capacity to endure."-"The New York Times Book Review"

"[An] astute study of family and place."-"Washington Post Book World"

In this collection of autobiographical essays, Maryse Cond vividly evokes the relationships and events that gave her childhood meaning: discovering her parents' feelings of alienation; her first crush; a falling out with her best friend; the death of her beloved grandmother; her first encounter with racism.

These gemlike vignettes capture the spirit of Cond's fiction: haunting, powerful, poignant, and leavened with a streak of humor.

Maryse Cond's previous work includes the novels "Windward Heights "and "Desirada," both available from Soho Press.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.40 lbs) 158 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
- Cultural Region - Latin America
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Publisher Description:
Winner of the 2018 New Academy Prize in Literature

In this collection of autobiographical essays, Maryse Cond vividly evokes the relationships and events that gave her childhood meaning: discovering her parents' feelings of alienation; her first crush; a falling out with her best friend; the death of her beloved grandmother; her first encounter with racism.

These gemlike vignettes capture the spirit of Cond 's fiction: haunting, powerful, poignant, and leavened with a streak of humor.
 
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