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Quiara Alegría Hudes

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Kanonisk navn
Hudes, Quiara Alegría
Fødselsdato
1977
Køn
female
Nationalitet
USA
Fødested
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Uddannelse
Settlement Music School
Priser og hædersbevisninger
Distinguished Arts Award, Governor's Awards for the Arts in Pennsylvania 2018
Kort biografi
Quiara Alegría Hudes is an award-winning author of plays, musicals, screenplays and other literary works. Much of her writing comes out of family stories and is set in Philadelphia, at the intersection of its many ethnic and historic communities. Originally trained as a musician, Hudes’s writing is strongly influenced by the musical traditions she studied including Western Classical, Afro-Cuban, and jazz. 

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This book was amazing. It was a whirlwind of what the author's life has been like yet it captured much of what I went through. I often found little gems of wisdom in the characters' words and was compelled to write them down and/or commit them to memory. You will love this book no my your ethnic race but as a Latinx I think perhaps we might feel it a different way but that is just me. Hudes does an excellent job of weaving together traditions, food, music, sayings, and life experienced as a generation brought here to the US or one that was born here but your parents were not. Take the time to walk this journey of the author's memories and enjoy.… (mere)
 
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AngelaYbarra | 3 andre anmeldelser | Jan 23, 2024 |
Vivo, un kinkajou único, pasa sus días tocando música junto a su querido dueño Andrés. Pero cuando se produce una tragedia, Vivo se embarcará en una aventura para entregar el mensaje en forma de canción que Andrés nunca pudo entregar: una carta de amor a su antigua pareja, la famosa Marta Sandoval. Para llegar a Marta, que vive a un mundo de distancia, Vivo necesitará la ayuda de Gabi, una enérgica adolescente que se mueve al ritmo de su propio tambor, para cumplir los deseos de su dueño y poder completar su misión. EXTRAS: Detrás de la animación;Sing-along de "My own drum (Remix)"… (mere)
 
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bibliotecayamaguchi | Oct 24, 2022 |
In an effort to read more Pulitzer-prize-winning plays I checked this one out. It’s written by the woman who co-wrote In the Heights. It explores the topics of addiction and grief. What makes a mother? It’s part of a series and I found myself wanting to read more while also not completely pulled into the story. Like most plays, I’m sure it works better on stage, especially the chat room scenes.
 
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bookworm12 | 2 andre anmeldelser | Sep 28, 2022 |

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Vurdering
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ISBN
40
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