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Zusatztext "Many readers--especially 20 or 30-somethings--will find the honesty liberating." Informationen zum Autor Adriana Lopez was the founding editor of Críticas magazine, Publishers Weekly 's Spanish-language sister publication. Lopez's work has appeared in the New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , and the Washington Post , among other publications. A member of the PEN American Center, she lives in New York City. Klappentext For the uninitiated, the quinceañera celebrates the passage of a fifteen-year-old girl into adulthood: It's a bit bat mitzvah with a dash of debutante ball, and loaded with the same potential for hilarity and adolescent angst. In this original anthology, fifteen of the brightest and funniest Latino writers, men and women alike, share their own memories of these moving and often absurd extravaganzas—tales of that unique form of familial humiliation that is borne of the best intentions, fierce love, and the infectious joy of parents finally allowing their little girl to grow up. Zusammenfassung For the uninitiated! the quinceañera celebrates the passage of a fifteen-year-old girl into adulthood: It's a bit bat mitzvah with a dash of debutante ball! and loaded with the same potential for hilarity and adolescent angst. In this original anthology! fifteen of the brightest and funniest Latino writers! men and women alike! share their own memories of these moving and often absurd extravaganzas—tales of that unique form of familial humiliation that is borne of the best intentions! fierce love! and the infectious joy of parents finally allowing their little girl to grow up.
