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Judith Ortiz Cofer (February 24, 1952 – December 30, 2016 [2]) was a Puerto Rican author. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Her critically acclaimed and award-winning work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young-adult fiction.
The Line of the Sun, titled La Línea del Sol in the Spanish translation, is a 1989 novel written by Puerto Rican-American author Judith Ortiz Cofer. The story spans three decades, beginning in the late 1930s and ending in the 1960s. [1] The novel is Ortiz Cofer's main work of prose, and its publication helped broaden her readership. [2]
Printable version; In other projects ... since the 1980s, books on the Santería religious sect in Spanish and English; J ... Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016), poet, ...
Judith Ortiz Cofer, poet, writer and essayist [97] Micol Ostow, author. Ostow wrote Mind Your Manners, Dick and Jane. Her novel Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. [98]
Author of the Spanglish classic novel Yo-Yo Boing!, the postmodern poetry epic Empire of Dreams, and the book on Puerto Rican independence, United States of Banana. [27] [28] [29] Judith Ortíz Cofer, poet, writer and essayist. First Latino to win an O. Henry Prize.
Riding Low on the Streets of Gold, Latino Literature for Young Adults, Ed. by Judith Ortiz Cofer (Piñata Books/Arte Público Press/University of Houston, 2003) ISBN 1-55885-380-4. Latino/a Literature in the English Classroom; Ed. by Manuel Hernández (Editorial Plaza Mayor; San Juan, PR, 2003) ISBN 1-56328-249-6.
In his book José, Can You See?, Alberto Sandoval-Sánchez mentions Cofer's trouble with the stereotyping, but also highlights that she uses the term "Latino" as an identity marker, which shows that she "not only embraces other Latino ethnicities in the U.S., she also engages in the deconstruction of Latina stereotypes in Hollywood and in the media". [2]
Judith Ortiz Cofer: An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio : Winner Lucía M. González: El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale: Honor Gary Soto: Baseball in April, and Other Stories: Honor illustrator Susan Guevara: Chato's Kitchen: Winner George Ancona: Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead: Honor Lulu Delacre