Turkish Lover : A Memoir
by Santiago, EsmeraldaFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-08-11
Publisher(s): Da Capo Pr
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Summary
Along with Sandra Cisneros and Julia Alvarez, Esmeralda Santiago has emerged as one of today's preeminent Latina authors. Legions of fans have waited five long years for the next chapter of the story begun in her memoirsWhen I Was Puerto RicanandAlmost a Woman. And now the wait is over. InThe Turkish Lover,Esmeralda finally breaks out of a monumental struggle with her powerful mother-only to come under the thrall of "the Turk" and discover that romantic passion, too, can become a prison. Esmeralda's journey of self-liberation and self-discovery is a daring one, candidly and zestfully recounted, and leads, most surprisingly, to her graduation from Harvard. (Her view of that venerable institution is an eye opener, told as only a brilliant writer totally outside the mold can tell it.) The expansive humanity, earthy humor, and psychological courage that made Esmeralda's first two books so successful are on full display again inThe Turkish Lover, which will both reward the author's faithful readership and extend it. Hers is a fresh, exciting, and necessary voice. A Merloyd Lawrence Book
Author Biography
Esmeralda Santiago is the author of two highly acclaimed memoirs, The Turkish Lover and Almost a Woman, which was made into a film for PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. She has also written a novel, America's Dream, and has co-edited two anthologies of Latino literature. She lives in Westchester County, New York.
Table of Contents
| El hombre que yo amo/The man I love | 1 | (2) | |
| "That is not good, Chiquita." | 3 | (4) | |
| A nena puertorriqueña decente | 7 | (14) | |
| "Come, Chiquita, this is your job." | 21 | (8) | |
| "I want you here, with me." | 29 | (6) | |
| "What are you doing here?" | 35 | (8) | |
| "Do not concern yourself, Chiquita." | 43 | (12) | |
| "Is there something you want to tell me?" | 55 | (6) | |
| "This I do not like." | 61 | (14) | |
| "You think your life so bad?" | 75 | (12) | |
| I want you together, like the fingers on my hands. | 87 | (10) | |
| "Do you believe in reincarnation?" | 97 | (14) | |
| "You Puerto Ricans are so romantic." | 111 | (16) | |
| Another train will come. | 127 | (12) | |
| "I wanted you here, with me." | 139 | (8) | |
| "Were you a gasser biter?" | 147 | (14) | |
| "Don't worry, you still have me." | 161 | (10) | |
| "You are very important to me." | 171 | (12) | |
| "I'm not neurotic!" | 183 | (12) | |
| "Today is the first day of the rest of your life." | 195 | (10) | |
| "I belong here!" | 205 | (10) | |
| "My name is Esmeralda." | 215 | (18) | |
| Is there anything you would like to know about him?" | 233 | (12) | |
| "Tell me about yourself" | 245 | (10) | |
| Alterity | 255 | (8) | |
| "You are the last person I expected to see in Boston." | 263 | (10) | |
| "You used to be prettier." | 273 | (16) | |
| "We have to talk." | 289 | (8) | |
| Reify | 297 | (8) | |
| Nisus | 305 | (14) | |
| "Leave me out of your plans." | 319 | (4) | |
| "You have many men friends, Chiquita." | 323 | (6) | |
| A pen makes a lovely graduation gift." | 329 | (4) | |
| It takes a long time to get over a breakup." | 333 | (4) | |
| "Alábate polio..." | 337 | (2) | |
| Acknowledgments | 339 | (3) | |
| About the Author | 342 |
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