Maestra Voluntaria
Olema Garcia, Daura / Riess, Barbara
Maestra voluntaria (Volunteer Teacher) imagines an answer to a critical question during the momentous first years after General Fulgencio Batista's removal from office in 1959: If the revolution is socialist, what does that mean to me?Author Daura Olema produced this novel based on her journal written during teacher training for the 1961 Literacy Campaign. Casa de las Américas awarded its prize for best novel in 1962, and it was used as the ba...