Monthly Archives: February 2014

Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis

Posted on February 27, 2014 by racheloriol

Davis, Richard Harding. Soldiers of Fortune. 1897. Ed. Brady Harrison. Ontario, Canada: Broadview Editions, 2006. Summary: The protagonist, Robert Clay, is a mining engineer and sometimes soldier, arrives in Olancho, a fictional Latin American republic. He falls for Alice Langham … Continue reading →

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Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz

Posted on February 26, 2014 by racheloriol

Cruz, Nilo. Anna in the Tropics. 2002. New York : Theatre Communications Group, 2003. Summary:  This is a play about a factory in Florida that makes cuban cigars. The characters are family members as well as others from their social … Continue reading →

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

Posted on February 20, 2014 by racheloriol

Díaz, Junot. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. New York: Riverhead Books, 2007. Summary: This novel is about Oscar Wao, a young nerdy guy who moves from the DR to New Jersey as a young kid. The narrator (later … Continue reading →

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