Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue
, by Hudes, Quiara AlegriaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781559364379 | 1559364378
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/20/2012
"Without ever invoking politics, Elliot, A Soldier's Fuguemanages to be a deeply poetic, touching, and often funny indictment of the war in Iraq."? The New York Times Melding a poetic dreamscape with a stream-of-consciousness narrative, Elliot, A Soldier's Fuguetakes us on an unforgettable journey across time and generations. Lyrically tracing the legacy of war on a single Puerto Rican family, this Pulitzer Prize finalist is the first installment in Quiara Alegria Hudes' The Elliot Trilogy. Quiara Alegría Hudeswrote the book for the Broadway musical In the Heights, which received the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical and which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Hudes is on the board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, which produced her first play in the tenth grade. She lives in New York with her husband and daughter.