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Cristina García

    July 4, 1958

    Drawing from her background in journalism, this author crafts compelling fictional narratives that explore intricate family dynamics and cultural identity. Her work often weaves together history and personal stories, delving into the complexities of belonging and memory. With a keen eye for psychological depth and a lyrical prose style, she creates immersive worlds that resonate with emotional honesty. Readers will find her storytelling rich, evocative, and deeply human.

    Análisis de errores en la interlengua de aprendices de ELE universitarios checos y eslovacos
    Sonar en Cubano
    De suikeroogst van La Amada
    Vanishing Maps
    Dreaming in Cuban
    Aguero Sisters
    • "From the acclaimed author of Dreaming in Cuban, a new novel that follows three generations of a divided family against the tumultuous backdrops of Cuba, America, Germany, and Russia in the new millennium"-- Provided by publisher

      Vanishing Maps2023
      3.6
    • Monografie sleduje interjazykový soubor českých a slovenských studentů španělštiny na Filozofické fakultě Masarykovy univerzity. Zaměřuje se na rozbor chyb v psaném projevu a klade si za cíl odhalit jejich stereotypní zaužívanost a vývoj v průběhu bakalářského studia. Výzkum vychází z esejí zpracovaných v rámci předmětu jazykového semináře I–IV (2014–2017). Všechny lexikální a gramatické chyby byly klasifikovány, a byla tak vytvořena „gramatika chyb“. Většina chyb vykazuje univerzální učební strategie bez ohledu na mateřský jazyk studentů. Vliv českého a slovenského jazyka je více patrný u chyb lexikálních, které jsou způsobeny odlišnými interferenencemi, výpůjčkami a faux amis. Další rozdílností slovenských studentů oproti českým je větší rozsah jejich esejí. Písemný projev slovenských studentů je odvážnější také ve výběru složitějších jazykových struktur.

      Análisis de errores en la interlengua de aprendices de ELE universitarios checos y eslovacos2021
    • De suikeroogst van La Amada

      • 251 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Cristina Garcia traces the treacherous path of immigration and assimilation that faced the Chinese who were enslaved and brought to Cuba in the 19th century. Chen Pan is one such Chinese man, who escapes from slavery and makes a prosperous career in Havana as a free man running a well-regarded second-hand store. The fates of his children and grandchildren are more problematic. Chen Fang, his granddaughter, is raised in China as a boy, so that her father, who returned to Cuba before she was born, will send money for her schooling; she dies in Mao Zedong's prisons. Domingo Chen, his great-grandson, applies for American citizenship when Castro comes to power, only to be caught up in Vietnam. This is a thrilling and unusual family saga.

      De suikeroogst van La Amada2003
      3.4
    • Buena Vista

      Cubaanse inkt

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Bloemlezing van verhalen over Cuba.

      Buena Vista2000
    • Aguero Sisters

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The tale of two sisters haunted by the death of their parents and separated by the Cuban revolution. Dovetailed with the story of the two sisters is that of their parents - a story haunted by a single event; in 1948 Ignacio and Blanca Aguero explored the Zapata Swamp on horseback.

      Aguero Sisters1997
      3.0
    • Dreaming in Cuban

      • 258 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      A vivid and funny first novel about three generations of a Cuban family divided by conflicting loyalties over the Cuban revolution, set in the world of Havana in the 1970s and '80s and in an emigre neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is a story of immense charm about women and politics, women and witchcraft, women and their men.

      Dreaming in Cuban1993
      3.7