Note
Includes bibliography.
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2012
EDTF Date Created
2012
Description
The following manuscript charts the relationship between first cousins, Sara and
Marina, from the day they are both born, only minutes apart, to the day Marina and Sara,
both seven years old, witness Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolutionaries’ victorious
march to the capitol, to the present day, when an ailing Sara reaches out to her estranged
cousin, asking Marina to return to the land she risked her life to leave. This
multigenerational novel also explores the destructive effects of Sara’s political activism
and gigantism on her parents, Elisa and Rolando, whose conflicted feelings towards their
daughter have as much do with unrequited love and regret as they do with her
Communist loyalties. Finally, this manuscript pushes against the conventions of the novel
by exploring variations in structure, perspective, and style.
Marina, from the day they are both born, only minutes apart, to the day Marina and Sara,
both seven years old, witness Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolutionaries’ victorious
march to the capitol, to the present day, when an ailing Sara reaches out to her estranged
cousin, asking Marina to return to the land she risked her life to leave. This
multigenerational novel also explores the destructive effects of Sara’s political activism
and gigantism on her parents, Elisa and Rolando, whose conflicted feelings towards their
daughter have as much do with unrequited love and regret as they do with her
Communist loyalties. Finally, this manuscript pushes against the conventions of the novel
by exploring variations in structure, perspective, and style.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
208 p.
Identifier
FA00004248
Additional Information
Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012.
Date Backup
2012
Date Created Backup
2012
Date Text
2012
Date Created (EDTF)
2012
Date Issued (EDTF)
2012
Extension
FAU
IID
FA00004248
Organizations
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of English
Person Preferred Name
Garcia, Janelle
Graduate College
Physical Description
Online Resource
208 p.
Title Plain
Above all, Sara
Use and Reproduction
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Origin Information
2012
2012
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Sub Location
Boca Raton, Fla.
Title
Above all, Sara
Other Title Info
Above all, Sara