The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence by Emma Reyes, Daniel Alarcón

The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence

Emma Reyes, Daniel Alarcón

176 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction art biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
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The extraordinary, posthumously published memoir in letters of a Colombian artist whose writing was championed by Gabriel García Márquez.This astonishing memoir of a childhood lived in extreme poverty in Latin America was hailed as an instant clas...

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Moods

emotional 74%
reflective 62%
sad 62%
dark 33%
challenging 25%
inspiring 22%
funny 18%
tense 18%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
adventurous 11%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
relaxing 3%

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slow 24%
fast 20%

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