"Nicholasa Mohr has proclaimed, over and over again-in her writings, in her words-her great love for New York, the city in which she was born and raised. She is a "Latino" New Yorker whose great warmth and openness, whose wide, welcoming smile embody the best of Puerto Rican social culture in that city."
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Short story writers from the United StatesWomen authors from the United StatesNovelists from New York CityWomen born in the 1930sNovelists from Puerto Rico
Original Language: English
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Carmen Dolores Hernandez Puerto Rican Voices in English: Interviews with Writers (1997)
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