The Line of the Sun: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- &“A colorful, revealing portrait of Puerto Rican culture and domestic relationship&” from the award-winning poet and author of An Island Like You (Publishers Weekly). Set in the 1950s and 1960s, The Line of the Sun moves from a rural Puerto Rican village to a tough immigrant housing project in New Jersey, telling the story of a Hispanic family&’s struggle to become part of a new culture without relinquishing the old. At the story&’s center is Guzmán, an almost mythic figure whose adventures and exile, salvation and return leave him a broken man but preserve his place in the heart and imagination of his niece, who is his secret biographer. &“Cofer . . . reveals herself to be a prose writer of evocatively lyrical authority, a novelist of historical compass and sensitivity . . . One recognizes in the rich weave and vigorous elegance of the language of The Line of the Sun a writer of authentic gifts, with a genuine and important story to tell.&”—The New York Times Book Review &“There is great strength in the way Cofer evokes the fierce, loving, and brave Latin spirit that is the novel&’s real theme.&”—Joyce Johnson, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author &“The Line of the Sun reads like a dream, from the beautifully realized description of the deceptive Paradise Lost, to the utterly different but equally vivid world of the urban North . . . This is a splendid first novel.&”—The State (Columbia, South Carolina) &“The writing in this superb novel stuns and surprises at every turn. Its sensuality and imagery . . . are riveting.&”—The San Juan Star
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 308 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780820340104
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780820311067
- Publisher:
- University of Georgia Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/15/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Judith Ortiz Cofer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.