Island in Harlem

Name/Title

Island in Harlem

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3385

Description

Island in Harlem is a novel that deals with the experiences of a Puerto Rican boy in Spanish speaking Harlem or barrio. The squalor of the barrio seems palatial by comparison with what he had known in his country. This is a story of surviving the vicious surroundings in his new country. 223/Hardbound

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Spanish Speaking Harlem (New York City)/Puerto Rico/barrio/Drugs/Gangs/Sex/Criminals, Fiction

Book Details

Author

Manuel Manrique

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1966

Call No.

BlackHist MA

LCCN

65-20727

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good