{"product_id":"prince-of-los-cocuyos","title":"Prince of los Cocuyos","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePrince of los Cocuyos\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Blanco\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780062313775\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eEcco\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this vibrant memoir, Obama-inaugural poet Richard Blanco tenderly, exhilaratingly chronicles his Miami childhood amid a colorful, if suffocating, family of Cuban exiles, as well as his quest to find his artistic voice and the courage to accept himself as a gay man.\" -- \u003cem\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poignant, hilarious, and inspiring memoir from the first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet, which explores his coming-of-age as the child of Cuban immigrants and his attempts to understand his place in America while grappling with his burgeoning artistic and sexual identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Blanco's childhood and adolescence were experienced between two imaginary worlds: his parents' nostalgic world of 1950s Cuba and his imagined America, the country he saw on reruns of \u003cem\u003eThe Brady Bunch\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLeave it to Beaver\u003c\/em\u003e--an \"exotic\" life he yearned for as much as he yearned to see \"la patria.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA prismatic and lyrical narrative rich with the colors, sounds, smells, and textures of Miami, Richard Blanco's personal narrative is a resonant account of how he discovered his authentic self and ultimately, a deeper understanding of what it means to be American. His is a singular yet universal story that beautifully illuminates the experience of \"becoming;\" how we are shaped by experiences, memories, and our complex stories: the humor, love, yearning, and tenderness that define a life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Prince of los Cocuyos | Richard Blanco | Paperback | 9780062313775 | Used: Very Good | Biography 1652199","offer_id":50713534857474,"sku":"1652199","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71vKzVvRYPL.jpg?v=1791771123","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/prince-of-los-cocuyos","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}