Judith ortiz cofer

Judith Ortiz Cofer was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, in 1952, and emigrated with his family to the U.S. in 1954. Author of the novel The Line of the Sun, The Deli America: prose and poetry,Silent Dancing: A Partial recollection of a childhood in Puerto Rico in a collection of essays and poetry and two books of poetry, Reaching for the Mainland and Conditions survival. His work has appearedin glamor, Georgia Review, Kenyon Review, and other magazines. She is one of a number of Latina writers who rose to prominence during the 1980s and 1990s. Her stories about coming of age experiences inPuerto Rican communities outside of New York City and her poems and essays about cultural conflicts of immigrants to the U.S. mainland have made Ortiz Cofer a leading literary interpreter of theU.S.–Puerto Rican experience.
In readings of Judith Ortiz Cofer, talks about biculturalism and the creative process in their belief in freedom of expression and the need to disseminateliterature and art of many people to contribute to the culture of the United States. Among his most famous works as The Latin Deli, An Island Like You and The Line of the Sun we can see these unique featuresthat make the reading of Judith Ortiz Cofer. First, The Latin Deli: tells of the lives of women of Barrio, winner of the Wolf Book Award Anis Field, honoring books that contribute to the appreciationof the rich diversity of human cultures. Through the blend of fiction, poetry and essays, Judith Ortiz Cofer tells us about the lives of women, comparing it with his own life when I lived in NewJersey. A community transplanted from what is now seen as an island paradise, it is the families of Puerto Rico who crave the colors and flavors of their homeland. Tells how a widow is brought to anguishafter her son died in Vietnam is given. Another woman who goes on after the death of her husband, keeping his shop full of bananas, coffee “Bustello”, ham and cheese open as a shelter for their...