My Emerald Green Dress: Translated by Alicia Bralove - Paperback

by Grace Cavalieri (Introduction by), Alicia Bralove (Translator), Alister Ramírez Márquez (Author)

My Emerald Green Dress is the riveting account of a woman's thorny yet oddly rewarding life. You will become a part of her emotional journey from the abuse she suffers as an adolescent through her maturation as a self-assured compassionate landowner. The novel is based on a true story.

Author Biography

Alister Ramírez Márquez is a United States citizen who was born in Colombia. He has a Ph.D in Hispanic Literature from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Previously published works are: Reportaje a once escritores norteamericanos (Planeta Editorial, 1996), ¿Quién se robó los colores? (Wayside, Massachusetts 1999, 2010), Mi vestido verde esmeralda (Ala de Mosca, 2003, 2006), winner of the 2005 Best International Literary Prize by the Art Critics Circle of Chile, Andrés Bello: crítico (Ala de Mosca, 2005), and his latest novel: Los sueños de los hombres se los fuman las mujeres (Planeta Editorial, 2009). Ramírez Márquez is a professor of Spanish language and Hispanic American literature at The City University of New York, BMCC. He is a contributor for one of the major newspapers in Latin America, El Tiempo of Colombia.