The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence by Emma Reyes

The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence

Emma Reyes with Daniel Alarcón (Translator)

192 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction art biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A literary discovery: an extraordinary account, in the tradition of The House on Mango Street and Angela s Ashes, of a Colombian woman s harrowing childhood This astonishing memoir of a childhood lived in extreme poverty in Latin America was haile...

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Moods

emotional 72%
reflective 68%
sad 64%
dark 32%
challenging 28%
inspiring 20%
tense 20%
funny 16%
informative 16%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 8%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 26%
fast 17%

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3.96

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