Dominicana

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Writer Angie Cruz in conversation with Stephen Adubato; bilingual novel excerpts; translation by Kianny N. Antigua

Transient 13 by Doris Rodríguez (oil on canvas, 30” x 80”), 2014. Source: CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, Dominican Artists in the United States: Doris Rodríguez

Transient 13 by Doris Rodríguez (oil on canvas, 30” x 80”), 2014. Source: CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, Dominican Artists in the United States: Doris Rodríguez

 

Dominicana: A Novel (Flatiron Books, 2019) by Angie Cruz is a coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world. Set in 1965 Washington Heights, the novel was inspired by Cruz’s mother. A Spanish translation by Kianny N. Antigua was recently published by Editorial Siete Cuentos (2021).

Open Plaza presents a conversation between the author and educator Stephen Adubato, along with bilingual excerpts from Dominicana.

 

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The Wafers
The Wafers

Angie Cruz presents an excerpt from her novel Dominicana

Hostias
Hostias

Angie Cruz presenta un extracto de su novela Dominicana, traducida por Kianny N. Antigua

The Stories We Tell Each Other
The Stories We Tell Each Other

Stephen Adubato talks to Angie Cruz about the theological themes and imagery in her novel Dominicana

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