Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo

Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá

Published by Duke University Press 2004

Cortijo's Wake / El entierro de Cortijo

Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá
Translated by: Juan Flores

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822385738

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About this book

A lyrical narration and examination of the life and death of Rafael Cortijo, an Afro-Caribbean drummer whose group--Cortijo y su Combo--influenced Puerto Rican society and music.

Author / Editor information

Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá is a widely acclaimed Puerto Rican novelist. Among his many books are Sol de medianoche (1999), La noche oscura del Nino Avilés (1984), and La renuncia del héroe Baltasar (1974, translated into English in 1997 as The Renunciation). Since 1968, he has taught literature and writing at the University of Puerto Rico.

Juan Flores is Professor of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College and Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of a number of books including From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity and Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identity.

Reviews

“A highly entertaining account of the wake and burial of Rafael Cortijo. . . . [Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá’s] book mixes first-hand descriptions of places and people with extravagant helpings of personal opinion.”—Gerald Guinness, San Juan Star

“Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá’s El entierro de Cortijo is already a classic in contemporary Puerto Rican literature—challenging, entertaining, and enlightening. It is a real joy to see Juan Flores’s translation of Rodríguez Juliá’s narrative into English. Flores—sensitive to tone, sound, idiom, and meaning—has done an excellent job. Cortijo’s music echoes through the text.”—Arcadio Díaz-Quiñones, Princeton University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
A Note on the Artist Rafael Ferrer Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Juan Flores Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
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El entierro de Cortijo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83

Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 150
Illustrations
- Other: 10 photos, incl. 2 in color

eBook

Published: December 30, 2003
ISBN: 9780822385738