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Jan 4, 2022 · Olga Dies Dreaming follows Olga and her brother Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo, siblings whose mother, a Young Lord-turned-radical, abandoned them to fight for liberation. Olga now works as a wedding planner for rich people while Prieto represents their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood as a congressman.
Olga Dies Dreaming is the debut novel of American writer Xochitl Gonzalez. It was published by Flatiron Books in January 2022. Writing and development.
Jan 11, 2022 · Olga and Prieto Acevedo grew up in Sunset Park, in one of the first Puerto Rican families to move into a then-White working-class neighborhood. Now Olga lives in a Fort Greene high-rise and is a very high-end wedding planner.
Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history, Xochitl Gonzalez’s Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines...
Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history, Xochitl Gonzalez’s Olga Dies Dreaming is a story that examines political corruption, familial strife, and the very notion of the American dream—all while asking what it really means to weather a storm.
Jan 10, 2022 · In Xochitl Gonzalez’s debut novel, “Olga Dies Dreaming,” a Puerto Rican family reckons with abandonment, secrets and vastly different priorities.
A Puerto Rican family drama set in Brooklyn, featuring a wedding planner, a hurricane, and a political activist mother. The novel explores themes of identity, love, corruption, and colonialism in a vibrant and humorous style.
