Latina
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0684802406 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. For example, Esmeralda Santiago's excerpt comes across as politically correct and facile: "Americanos talk funny when they speak Spanish." By and large, however, the several gems in this collection outweigh the weak parts. The stories, recollections, letters and essays range widely in topic, tone, style and quality. Among them, the story "Personality Fabulosa" by Monica Palacios captures with deceptive levity a heavy crush at the moment it develops into mutual courtship. Less successfully, other writers rely too much on their ethnicity for interest rather than intrinsic merit. Copyright
Best!!!!! This book was like an inspiration to me when I needed something to totally make me open my eyes. I read this book while incarcerated and the stories in this book were so real and touching and not a day goes by that I don't look at my bookshelf and look just to make sure it is still there, and smile. I have loaned this book to my oldest daughter to read after she was 15 and I will also loan it to my youngest daughter in a couple of years after she turns 15. Hopefully this . Some very good stories I enjoyed this book, and many of the stories really inspired me.. "thank you, Lillian Castillo-Speed and all of the contributing writers!" according to D. Pawl. This is a beautiful collection of short stories from some of the most well-known and well-respected Latina writers, writing today, as well as some authors who are just emerging today.Some of these writers include Julia Alvarez ("Snow"), Sandra Cisneros ("Only Daughter"), and Ana Castillo ("My Mother's Mexico").This is a wonderful introduction to the jewel trove of talent present in the Latina community exclusively. We hear about universal plights, ups and downs, comedies
Contributors include Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Ana Castillo, and others.. Memorable and moving fiction and thoughtful and provocative nonfiction--mainstream works by both well-known and emerging Latina writers--focus on themes of heritage, lives in an often alienating land, political concerns, hopes, and dreams
LILLIAN CASTILLO-SPEED is Head Librarian at the Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley.