Celia Álvarez (168 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. In her exploration of the multiverse theory, Alvarez deals with several griefs created by the loss of two pregnancies, a beloved granduncle, her infant son, and finally her father, in the span of just four years, by constructing multiple alternate realities in which one or more of these people survived. In this process, Alvarez deals frankly and sometimes even starkly with death and its consequences on individuals and families. The book directly addresses the questions that plague many people who grieve: What if I had done this instead of that? Would it have mattered? Is there such a thing as fate?The topic of family and loss is a natural one for Alvarez, whose family emigrated from Cuba after the communist revolution, leaving all that they had ever known and loved behind, counting on the gamble of a better life in the United States. Like many immigrants at the time, they spent four years in Spain, where Alvarez was born, before moving permanently to Miami, Florida, where Alvarez still lives. This part of Alvarez's past informs a string of poems set before the main event of the book, the death of her son. The main string of the book's narrative is memoir; Alvarez suffered a miscarriage in 2016 that she explores briefly in a few poems (all the poems are titled versions numbered according to the narrative string they belong to). In 2017, she lost her beloved granduncle, Arturo, a grandfather figure. In 2018 she gave birth at just 27 1/2 weeks to twins, a boy named after her uncle and a girl. Thought it seemed at first as if her micro preemies were doing well, Arturo died of sepsis just twenty-six days after being born. She would spend another 66 days in the NICU until her daughter, Sara, was safe enough to bring home. A year later, her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and then died unexpectedly of a heart attack. This real timeline is woven into alternate timelines where some of these people survived or never existed, begging the questions, What if? and Why?The poems are written in narrative style, bypassing the opportunity for pathos such a storyline might involve. Alvarez's language is sure-footed and unflinching, not unwilling to delve into the darkest parts of memory and desire. The narrative strains are woven in such a way as to have the poems speak to one another instead of following chronology, yet the reader could tease each narrative string out of the braid using the poems' titles, providing two ways to read the book. Whichever way the book is read, however, it reinforces the themes of the importance of family, the longing for reconciliation, and the questioning of faith. The book's darkness is tempered by its never-ending supply of hope, in the form of the alternative narratives each of which is a version of the poet's life untainted by fear and loss.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In her exploration of the multiverse theory, Alvarez deals with several griefs created by the loss of two pregnancies, a beloved granduncle, her infant son, and finally her father, in the span of just four years, by constructing multiple alternate realities in which one or more of these people survived. In this process, Alvarez deals frankly and sometimes even starkly with death and its consequences on individuals and families. The book directly addresses the questions that plague many people who grieve: What if I had done this instead of that? Would it have mattered? Is there such a thing as fate?The topic of family and loss is a natural one for Alvarez, whose family emigrated from Cuba after the communist revolution, leaving all that they had ever known and loved behind, counting on the gamble of a better life in the United States. Like many immigrants at the time, they spent four years in Spain, where Alvarez was born, before moving permanently to Miami, Florida, where Alvarez still lives. This part of Alvarez's past informs a string of poems set before the main event of the book, the death of her son. The main string of the book's narrative is memoir; Alvarez suffered a miscarriage in 2016 that she explores briefly in a few poems (all the poems are titled versions numbered according to the narrative string they belong to). In 2017, she lost her beloved granduncle, Arturo, a grandfather figure. In 2018 she gave birth at just 27 1/2 weeks to twins, a boy named after her uncle and a girl. Thought it seemed at first as if her micro preemies were doing well, Arturo died of sepsis just twenty-six days after being born. She would spend another 66 days in the NICU until her daughter, Sara, was safe enough to bring home. A year later, her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and then died unexpectedly of a heart attack. This real timeline is woven into alternate timelines where some of these people survived or never existed, begging the questions, What if? and Why?The poems are written in narrative style, bypassing the opportunity for pathos such a storyline might involve. Alvarez's language is sure-footed and unflinching, not unwilling to delve into the darkest parts of memory and desire. The narrative strains are woven in such a way as to have the poems speak to one another instead of following chronology, yet the reader could tease each narrative string out of the braid using the poems' titles, providing two ways to read the book. Whichever way the book is read, however, it reinforces the themes of the importance of family, the longing for reconciliation, and the questioning of faith. The book's darkness is tempered by its never-ending supply of hope, in the form of the alternative narratives each of which is a version of the poet's life untainted by fear and loss.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Bodies & Words. Book.

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Condition: Very Good. : Este libro ofrece un recorrido único por una selección de los museos más representativos de la cultura occidental. Con 131 páginas y fotografías a color, es una guía esencial para los amantes del arte y la cultura. Descubre los tesoros que albergan estos museos y sumérgete en la historia y el arte que los hacen únicos. EAN: 9788496249189 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Arte y Cultura|Historia Título: Los grandes museos Autor: Celia Alvarez| Juan Carlos Sanchez Editorial: Dastin Export S.L. Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 131 Formato: tapa dura.…

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Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new condition. Shipment out of the US may require additional postage.

Condition: Very Good. : Esta guía para padres y educadores, escrita por Celia Merino, Eduardo Fernandez Merino y Antonia Alvarez, ofrece una visión completa del desarrollo infantil desde el nacimiento hasta los tres años. Publicado en 1995, el libro aborda temas de educación y psicología infantil, proporcionando herramientas y consejos prácticos para comprender y apoyar el crecimiento de los niños en esta etapa crucial. EAN: 9788433106735 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Educación Título: El Niño de 0 a 3 años Autor: Celia Merino| Eduardo Fernandez Merino| Antonia Alvarez Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 320 Formato: tapa blanda. …

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Softcover. Condition: Good. Slipcase lightly bumped. Book is well bound with clean pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

sewn PAPERBACK, very good, slight skew from shelving but appears little used. FERNÁNDEZ PRIETO, CELIA / HERMOSILLA ALVAREZ, MARÍA ANGELES, ed. . Autobiografía en España:un balance : actas del congreso internacional celebrado en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de Córdoba del 25 al 27 de octubre de 2001. Madrid: Visor Libros, 2004, 667pp., . Biblioteca filológica hispana, 72. Celia Fernández Prieto, Ma. Angeles Hermosilla Alvarez (eds.) ; con la colaboración de Anna Caballé. 9788475228723 ISBN 8475228720.…

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Tapa dura. Condition: Excelente.