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Rosario Ferré

Born

in Ponce, Puerto Rico

September 28, 1938

Died

February 18, 2016

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Social Sciences

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Rosario Ferré was born in Puerto Rico, where her father served as governor. She was best known for her novels and short stories. In 1992, Ferré was awarded the Liberatur Prix award at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the German translation of her novel Sweet Diamond Dust. She was a finalist for the National Book Award for her novel The House on the Lagoon in 1995.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 4,168 ratings · 406 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors

	The House on the Lagoon 3.82 avg rating — 1,384 ratings — published 1995 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferré (Translation), Jean Franco (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 1976 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eccentric Neighborhoods 3.91 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 1998 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maldito amor y otros cuentos 3.74 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Diamond Dust: And Other Stories 3.60 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flight of the Swan 3.53 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2001 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Muñeca Menor 3.90 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lazos de sangre 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La bella durmiente 3.73 avg rating — 33 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duelo del Lenguaje/Language Duel 3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I write because I am poorly adjusted to reality. ("The Writer's Kitchen")”
― Rosario Ferré

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“La imaginación, lo que tú llamas la mentira, no es menos real porque no pueda verse. Nuestras pasiones ocultas, nuestras emociones ambiguas, nuestras preferencias inexplicables; de eso trata la verdadera verdad.”
― Rosario Ferré, The House on the Lagoon

tags: español, impaginacion, pasion, pasiones, puerto-rico

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“¿Será que nuestra historia es tan peligrosa que puede llegar a ser revolucionaria?”
― Rosario Ferré, The House on the Lagoon

tags: español, historia, puerto-rico

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Readings from Puerto Rico. Choose a title listed or write in a different one. The photographer is William B. Folsom (NOAA NMFS).

Eduardo Lalo, Simone: A Novel

4 votes, 36.4%

Vanessa Pérez Rosario, Becoming Julia de Burgos: The Making of a Puerto Rican Icon

2 votes, 18.2%

Marisel Vera, The Taste of Sugar

2 votes, 18.2%

Rosario Ferré, Eccentric Neighborhoods

2 votes, 18.2%

Esmeralda Santiago, Conquistadora

1 vote, 9.1%

11 total votes

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