by: Carmen Mata
(0)Publication Date: November 11, 2021
Book Size: 8.5" x 11"
Pages: 88
Binding: Perfect Bound
Color: Color
ISBN: 9781637903544
Book Synopsis
A very pleasant book, Mama Carmen's Stories is a collection of short stories that reflect the author's thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Carmen Mata was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, where many of her stories took place. She then moved to New York City where she currently lives and where her stories continued to unfold. The author's upbringing and experiences have shaped and inspired her as a person and as a writer. Throughout the years, she collected so many experiences with her family, friends, and in her life as an educator and writer. The author turned these memories into some of the most delightful stories. To complement her lively persona, Carmen Mata has also illustrated some of these stories with original drawings done by her and her grandchildren. Anyone with a similar sense of humor or background, such as that of an immigrant, can and may relate to and enjoy Mama Carmen's Stories.
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About The Author
Carmen Mata was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. She studied at the Pedro Henríquez Ureña University and Herbert Lehman College in the Bronx, New York. She was a teacher for 17 years in Puerto Plata and Santiago, and for 20 years as a teacher's assistant in New York City. She is currently retired from the educational system.
Carmen Mata has also published the storybook titled "The Day The Jacksons Fell On Me." She was member of the cultural group PEC [Word Cultural Expression] and Espacio de Escritores. Her works have been published in various magazines and anthologies, including: Los Pétalos del Martillo, Alhucema, Nosotros Contamos, Siempre, Trazarte, Híbrido, and others.
Carmen Mata has presented her works in different cultural spaces in New York and the Dominican Republic. She currently resides in New York City since 1980.