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"La Carreta Made a U-Turn (1979) by Tato Laviera is a foundational collection of Nuyorican poetry. It explores the Puerto Rican immigrant experience in New York, celebrating African roots and bilingual identity while directly responding to/reversing the themes of René Marqués's play La Car...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laviera, Tato
Other Authors: Marqués, René
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:Text in English or Spanish.
Published: Gary, Indiana : Arte Público Press, [1979]
Subjects:
Puerto Ricans > Poetry.
Puerto Ricans > New York (State) > New York > Poetry.
Puerto Ricans > Social conditions > Poetry.
New York (N.Y.) > Poetry.
Portoricains > Poésie.
Puerto Ricans
New York (State) > New York
Poetry
Poetry.
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Summary:"La Carreta Made a U-Turn (1979) by Tato Laviera is a foundational collection of Nuyorican poetry. It explores the Puerto Rican immigrant experience in New York, celebrating African roots and bilingual identity while directly responding to/reversing the themes of René Marqués's play La Carreta.
Physical Description:iv, 74 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
ISBN:0934770018
9780934770019