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Newcomer

Newcomer

Manuel Ballagas

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Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2010
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9780557280704
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’Newcomer’ opens an uncanny window to the hopes and struggles of newly-arrived immigrants in the United States. With a language that combines humor and wit, Manuel Ballagas looks back at his first years in America, and reflects on all the hard work it took him to succeed as a journalist.

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