The Resource I was never the First Lady : a novel, Wendy Guerra ; translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas
I was never the First Lady : a novel, Wendy Guerra ; translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas
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The item I was never the First Lady : a novel, Wendy Guerra ; translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 7 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item I was never the First Lady : a novel, Wendy Guerra ; translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 7 library branches.
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- Summary
- "A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study in Russia. Leaving Cuba offers her the chance to find her long lost mother and her real father. But as she embarks on a journey east, Nadia soon begins to question everything she thought she knew and understood about her past. As Nadia discovers more about her family, her fate becomes entwined with that of Celia Sanchez, an icon of the Cuban Revolution--a resistance fighter, ingenious spy, and the rumored lover of Fidel Castro. A tale of revolutionary ideals and promise, Celia's story interweaves with Nadia's search for meaning, and eventually reveals secrets Nadia could never have dreamed"--
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Edition
- First HarperVia edition.
- Extent
- 262 pages
- Note
- "Originally published as Nunca ful primera dama in Spain in 2008 by Ediciones B." -- Verso
- Isbn
- 9780062990747
- Label
- I was never the First Lady : a novel
- Title
- I was never the First Lady
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Wendy Guerra ; translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas
- Subject
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- trueCommunism
- trueSearching
- trueSecrets
- Since 1959
- Sánchez Manduley, Celia, 1920-1980
- Sánchez Manduley, Celia, 1920-1980 -- Fiction
- Torres, Albis, 1947-2004 -- Fiction
- trueWomen artists
- Women authors
- Women authors -- Fiction
- Women revolutionaries
- Women revolutionaries -- Cuba -- Fiction
- trueWriting
- Biographical fiction
- Cuba
- trueCuba
- Cuba -- History -- 1959-1990 -- Fiction
- Cuba -- History -- 1990- -- Fiction
- trueEurope
- trueFamily relationships
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMothers and daughters
- trueOptions, alternatives, choices
- trueRevolutionaries
- Revolutionaries
- Revolutionaries -- Cuba -- Fiction
- trueRussia
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- "A lush, sensuous, and original tale of family, love, and history, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. Nadia Guerra's mother, Albis Torres, left when Nadia was just ten years old. Growing up, the proponents of revolution promised a better future. Now that she's an adult, Nadia finds that life in Havana hasn't quite matched its promise; instead it has stifled her rebellious and artistic desires. Each night she DJs a radio show government censors block from broadcasting. Frustrated, Nadia finds hope and a way out when she wins a scholarship to study in Russia. Leaving Cuba offers her the chance to find her long lost mother and her real father. But as she embarks on a journey east, Nadia soon begins to question everything she thought she knew and understood about her past. As Nadia discovers more about her family, her fate becomes entwined with that of Celia Sanchez, an icon of the Cuban Revolution--a resistance fighter, ingenious spy, and the rumored lover of Fidel Castro. A tale of revolutionary ideals and promise, Celia's story interweaves with Nadia's search for meaning, and eventually reveals secrets Nadia could never have dreamed"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 11001408
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Guerra, Wendy
- Dewey number
- 863/.64
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PQ7390.G773
- LC item number
- N8613 2021
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Obejas, Achy
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sánchez Manduley, Celia
- Torres, Albis
- Women revolutionaries
- Revolutionaries
- Women authors
- Cuba
- Cuba
- Sánchez Manduley, Celia
- Revolutionaries
- Women authors
- Women revolutionaries
- Cuba
- Label
- I was never the First Lady : a novel, Wendy Guerra ; translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas
- Note
- "Originally published as Nunca ful primera dama in Spain in 2008 by Ediciones B." -- Verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1202730604
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First HarperVia edition.
- Extent
- 262 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062990747
- Lccn
- 2020048907
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030755753
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1202730604
- Label
- I was never the First Lady : a novel, Wendy Guerra ; translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas
- Note
- "Originally published as Nunca ful primera dama in Spain in 2008 by Ediciones B." -- Verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1202730604
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First HarperVia edition.
- Extent
- 262 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062990747
- Lccn
- 2020048907
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030755753
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1202730604
Subject
- trueCommunism
- trueSearching
- trueSecrets
- Since 1959
- Sánchez Manduley, Celia, 1920-1980
- Sánchez Manduley, Celia, 1920-1980 -- Fiction
- Torres, Albis, 1947-2004 -- Fiction
- trueWomen artists
- Women authors
- Women authors -- Fiction
- Women revolutionaries
- Women revolutionaries -- Cuba -- Fiction
- trueWriting
- Biographical fiction
- Cuba
- trueCuba
- Cuba -- History -- 1959-1990 -- Fiction
- Cuba -- History -- 1990- -- Fiction
- trueEurope
- trueFamily relationships
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMothers and daughters
- trueOptions, alternatives, choices
- trueRevolutionaries
- Revolutionaries
- Revolutionaries -- Cuba -- Fiction
- trueRussia
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