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This new woman is a mystery. To be black and a slave is to live wounded. To be black and a slave and be born in this place is to know nothing but dar… - Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
" "This new woman is a mystery. To be black and a slave is to live wounded. To be black and a slave and be born in this place is to know nothing but darkness. To be a bozal, black, and a slave, who remembers the time before, is to carry a double wound, living in the darkness while constantly remembering the light. This warrior woman is wounded, lost, and still struggling against the dark. The light, not yet gone, flickers in her eyes. Interesting... (p28)
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Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa is an American writer who was born in Puerto Rico and later moved to New York City.
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I don't map out my novels. I go where my characters take me. In Daughters of the Stone, I wanted to explore how the past acts as a foundation for supporting the present and building towards the future. I also wanted to explore art, and especially storytelling, as healing and guiding mechanisms in our society.
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