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A Place Where the Sea Remembers

by Sandra Benitez · 1993

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Winner, Discover Great New Writers Award. Winner, Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. "Profound.... a quietly stunning work that leaves soft tracks in the heart."—The Washington Post BookWorld"Merits placement beside some of the mesmerizing new literature with its roots in Latin America."—The New York Times Book Review

Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisMexicoMexicoMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages
Form
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