José Alcántara Almánzar
Biographic Data
| ID | 1055228 |
|---|---|
| NAME | José Alcántara Almánzar |
| GIVEN NAMES | José Alcántara |
| FAMILY NAME | Almánzar |
| SIGNATURE | ALMÁNZAR J A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
My Singular Irene
Life is unjust and treacherous this way. One makes an effort to walk a clear and straight path, to work like an animal much more than eight hours--which is the usual, to study vehemently, to have a job that will permit one to live decently, to respect the law, to marry as God commands, to be, in short, an honorable citizen, and when one begins to establish himself, to progress, with a house although bought on credit and the car almost paid for, o…
Temptations
The day she moved into a top-floor apartment in our building my serene days as a well-preserved man of forty-something came to an end. I lead a relatively cozy existence, my troubles and vexations being no worse than those of others in my class. I have a stable job, and my work, by force of habit, has turned into a routine that hardly ever varies, whose details I have mastered to perfection. I satiate my humble craving for prosperity in the warmt…
Lefty
Of all the bitter memories from my childhood, there is one that dominates, like now, during crucial moments. It is yours, Rosario--heavy and stubborn, the inflexible guardian of home and tradition--grabbing my left hand to force me to eat with the right, and me, kicking and screaming, covered with tears and cold soup, noodles spotting my shirt, wet pants, purple from blind rage, with a terrible desire to get your body off of me with its suffocati…
With Dad at Madame Sophie's
Callaloo - Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 2000
Eva's Obsession
My daughter had been a normal girl until that first stain appeared. I recall, as if it were today, that I had gone to wake her up, to make sure she wouldn't be late for work, and found her wrapped in the sheets, her face buried in the pillow, as if to avoid the light and fend off my habitual chitchat
On the High Seas
My Singular Irene
Black images in Dominican literature
On December 5, 1942, on his first voyage to America, Christopher Columbus arrived on the shores of Hispaniola. The island, so named by the Admiral himself, was populated by Taino Indians, who were soon enslaved and put to work in search for gold (see Moya Pons 1978). The hard work of mining; the general abuse of their labor; the murders perpetrated by the Spaniards; the massive suicides committed by the Taino themselves as an act of rejection of …
Black images in Dominican literature
On December 5, 1942, on his first voyage to America, Christopher Columbus arrived on the shores of Hispaniola. The island, so named by the Admiral himself, was populated by Taino Indians, who were soon enslaved and put to work in search for gold (see Moya Pons 1978). The hard work of mining; the general abuse of their labor; the murders perpetrated by the Spaniards; the massive suicides committed by the Taino themselves as an act of rejection of …
Black images in Dominican literature
On December 5, 1942, on his first voyage to America, Christopher Columbus arrived on the shores of Hispaniola. The island, so named by the Admiral himself, was populated by Taino Indians, who were soon enslaved and put to work in search for gold (see Moya Pons 1978). The hard work of mining; the general abuse of their labor; the murders perpetrated by the Spaniards; the massive suicides committed by the Taino themselves as an act of rejection of …
My Singular Irene
Temptations
The day she moved into a top-floor apartment in our building my serene days as a well-preserved man of forty-something came to an end. I lead a relatively cozy existence, my troubles and vexations being no worse than those of others in my class. I have a stable job, and my work, by force of habit, has turned into a routine that hardly ever varies, whose details I have mastered to perfection. I satiate my humble craving for prosperity in the warmt…
Lefty
Of all the bitter memories from my childhood, there is one that dominates, like now, during crucial moments. It is yours, Rosario--heavy and stubborn, the inflexible guardian of home and tradition--grabbing my left hand to force me to eat with the right, and me, kicking and screaming, covered with tears and cold soup, noodles spotting my shirt, wet pants, purple from blind rage, with a terrible desire to get your body off of me with its suffocati…
With Dad at Madame Sophie's
Callaloo - Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 2000
Eva's Obsession
My daughter had been a normal girl until that first stain appeared. I recall, as if it were today, that I had gone to wake her up, to make sure she wouldn't be late for work, and found her wrapped in the sheets, her face buried in the pillow, as if to avoid the light and fend off my habitual chitchat
On the High Seas
My Singular Irene
Life is unjust and treacherous this way. One makes an effort to walk a clear and straight path, to work like an animal much more than eight hours--which is the usual, to study vehemently, to have a job that will permit one to live decently, to respect the law, to marry as God commands, to be, in short, an honorable citizen, and when one begins to establish himself, to progress, with a house although bought on credit and the car almost paid for, o…
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