Sweet Diamond Dust: And Other Stories

by Rosario Ferré

Book Overview

Rosario Ferre uses family history as a metaphor for the class struggles and political evolution of Latin America and Puerto Rico in this highly provacative, profound, and delightfully readable collection of stories.

Originally published in Spanish under the title Maldito Amor ("Cursed Love"), Sweet Diamond Dust introduced American readers to a voice that is by turns lyrical and wickedly satiric. In this tale the De La Valle family's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452277485
• ISBN13: 9780452277489
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.8" x 8.1"