Latina Writers (The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ilan Stavans
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1760709
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 148
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0313348065
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.9928708968
EAN: 9780313348068
ASIN: 0313348065
Publication Date: June 30, 2008
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Product Description
Latina literature is one of the fastest growing areas of American literature today, and the impact Latina writers have had on the literary scene is undeniable. This volume features the most significant articles-including peer-review essays, interviews, and reviews- to bring together the best scholarship on Latina writers ever compiled. Learn about these authors' lives and extraordinary careers, as well as the social and political issues their works address. 10 signed articles, essays, and interviews are included in the volume, which encourage readers to examine Latina writers from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, including feminism, postmodernism, postcolonialism, gender, border, linguistic, and pan-American studies. Also featured is an introduction by Ilan Stavans, one of the foremost authorities on Latino culture, to provide historical background and cultural context and suggestions for further reading to aid students in their research.
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