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Marie Arana is the editor of the Washington Post Book World. Born in Lima, Peru, she now lives in Washington, D.C.
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American Chica
Two Worlds, One Childhood
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $14.00
***2001 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE - NON-FICTION***
***LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKS OF 2001 - NON-FICTION***
Now in Paperback.
Written in the tradition of Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez, this is an informative and resonant portrait of a child coming to terms with her bicultural identity. American Chica explores the issues and difficulties that... Read more >
Two Worlds, One Childhood
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
On Sale: May 28, 2002
Price: $14.00
***2001 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE - NON-FICTION***
***LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOKS OF 2001 - NON-FICTION***
Now in Paperback.
Written in the tradition of Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez, this is an informative and resonant portrait of a child coming to terms with her bicultural identity. American Chica explores the issues and difficulties that... Read more >
Cellophane
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $14.00
Don Victor Sobrevilla, a lovable, eccentric engineer, always dreamed of founding a paper factory in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest, and at the opening of this miraculous novel his dream has come true—until he discovers the recipe for cellophane. In a life already filled with signs and portents, the... Read more >
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $14.00
Don Victor Sobrevilla, a lovable, eccentric engineer, always dreamed of founding a paper factory in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest, and at the opening of this miraculous novel his dream has come true—until he discovers the recipe for cellophane. In a life already filled with signs and portents, the... Read more >
Cellophane
Written by Marie Arana
Format: eBook, 300 pages
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $14.00
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Written by Marie Arana
Format: eBook, 300 pages
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $14.00
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Lima Nights
A Novel
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
On Sale: July 13, 2010
Price: $15.00
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A Novel
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
On Sale: July 13, 2010
Price: $15.00
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Lima Nights
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $25.00
From a National Book Award finalist—for her memoir American Chica—and the author of the acclaimed novel Cellophane comes this spare, powerful story of sexual obsession and its consequences.
Carlos Bluhm leads the good life in upper-class Lima: he attends social functions with his elegant wife, goes out drinking with his three best... Read more >
Written by Marie Arana
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $25.00
From a National Book Award finalist—for her memoir American Chica—and the author of the acclaimed novel Cellophane comes this spare, powerful story of sexual obsession and its consequences.
Carlos Bluhm leads the good life in upper-class Lima: he attends social functions with his elegant wife, goes out drinking with his three best... Read more >
Lima Nights
Written by Marie Arana
Format: eBook
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $25.00
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Written by Marie Arana
Format: eBook
Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $25.00
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