Caught in the cross hairs of gang violence, seventeen-year-old fashion designer, Maya, and her mother set off on a perilous journey from Guatemala City to the US-Mexico border.
Jennifer Ponce de Leon Knihy
Jennifer De Leon sa zameriava na témy identity a príslušnosti, pričom jej tvorba skúma zložitosť dospievania a hľadania svojho miesta vo svete. Prostredníctvom pútavého štýlu a prenikavých postrehov vtiahne čitateľov do hlbokých emocionálnych a kultúrnych krajín. Jej diela často zdôrazňujú silu rozprávania pri prekonávaní hraníc a budovaní porozumenia. Svojou prácou ako profesorka a inštruktorka sa venuje aj podpore a rozvoju ďalších spisovateľov.
Don't Ask Me Where I'm from
- 288 stránok
- 11 hodin čítania
"Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse than ever, she must decide what she believes in and take a stand"-- Provided by publisher
Focusing on artists and art collectives in Argentina, Mexico, and the United States, Jennifer Ponce de Leon examines how experimental artistic practices in the visual, literary, and performing arts have been influenced by and articulated with leftist politics, popular uprisings, and social struggles that resist neoliberal capitalism.