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J. Cooper, Published 1994. Paperback, 160 pp.; 23 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a hand-drawn map.
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In Very Good condition. Pictorial wraps with a black-and-white beach photograph; light bumping and creasing to edges and corners, mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Signed in ink by the author on the half-title page. Otherwise unmarked.The author's second memoir, a sequel to Up at the Lake, recounting three years (1951-54) teaching English at the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez campus on a young instructor's first job out of graduate school. Observes 1950s Puerto Rican social life, courtship, family structure, religious practice, and the gulf between the visiting American and the island's people, illustrated throughout with the author's snapshots of Mayagüez, Córcega, and the surrounding countryside.Contents: Part One: At Doña Alicia's; "Ay, Mee-tair, you are too cru-ell"; "You don't like Puerto Rico"; Córcega; The Rituals of Courtship; The "Unreal" World. Part Two: Teaching English; "Helping"; Family Affairs; Women's Place; Religious Practices. Part Three: A Controversial Move; At Ricardo's; Nude Parties and All That. Afterward.