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Latino Literature in America
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Bridget Kevane
Book Code: GR1793
ISBN: 0-313-31793-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31793-4
160 pages, n/a
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2003
List Price: $57.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Recommended as a resource on these authors.
    —Library Journal     April 15, 2004
  • Students in classes on Latino literature might well be assigned several of the works discusses here, and this volume could serve to provide information and analysis about such works and introduce readers to related ones.
    —Multicultural Review     Fall 2004
Description: There is growing awareness of the tremendous impact Latino writers have had on the recent literary scene, yet not all readers have the background to fully appreciate the merits and meanings of works like House on Mango Street, Line of the Sun, Bless Me Ultima, and In the Time of Butterflies. Offering analysis of their most important, popular, and frequently assigned fictional works, this book surveys the contributions of eight notable Latino writers:
  • Julia Alvarez
  • Rodolfo Anaya
  • Sandra Cisneros
  • Junot Díaz
  • Christina García
  • Oscar Hijuelos
  • Ortiz Cofer
  • Ernesto Quiñonez Each chapter gives biographical background on the author and clear literary analysis of the selected works, including a concise plot synopsis. Delving into the question of cultural identity, each work is carefully examined not only in terms of its literary components, but also with regard to the cultural background and historical context.
    This book illuminates such themes as acculturation, generational differences, immigration, assimilation, and exile. Language, religion, and gender issues are explored against the cultural backdrop, along with the social impact of such historical events as "Operation Bootstrap" in Puerto Rico, the early days of Castro's Cuba, and the Trujillo Dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Students and teachers will find their reading experiences of U.S. Latino works enriched with the literary and cultural perspectives offered here. A list of additional suggested reading is included.
    • Table of Contents:
    • Acknowledgments
    • Historical Background
    • The Fiction of Julia Alvarez
    • The Fiction of Rudolfo Anaya
    • The Fiction of Sandra Cisneros
    • The Fiction of Junot Díaz
    • The Fiction of Cristina García
    • The Fiction of Oscar Hijuelos
    • The Fiction of Judith Ortiz Cofer
    • The Fiction of Ernesto Quiñonez
    • Bibliography
    LC Card Number: 2003048526
    LCC Class: PS153
    Dewey Class: 810
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