The Chicano/Latino Literary Prize: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Fiction, Poetry, and Drama – Stephanie Fetta, Ed.

The historic and aesthetic panorama of Latina/o letters from 1974 to 1999 is richly represented in this landmark collection of prize-winning fiction, poetry, and drama. During the period represented, many of the foundational and most enduring literary voices of Latinos … Sigue leyendo →

Chicano and Chicana Literature: Otra voz del pueblo – Charles M. Tatum

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In this comprehensive examination of Chicano and Chicana literature, Charles M. Tatum brings a new and refreshing perspective to the ethnic identity of Mexican Americans. From the earliest sixteenth-century chronicles of the Spanish Period to the poetry and narrative fiction … Sigue leyendo →

Real Women Have Curves – Josefina López

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Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., this is the outrageously funny story of five full-figured Mexican-American women who are racing to meet nearly impossible production deadlines in order to keep their tiny factory from going under. And … Sigue leyendo →

Anna in the Tropics – Nilo Cruz

Anna in the Tropics is a poignant and poetic new play set in Florida in 1929 in a Cuban-American cigar factory, where cigars are still rolled by hand and «lectors» are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival … Sigue leyendo →

Two Sisters & a Piano & Other Plays – Nilo Cruz

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Includes: Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams & A Bicycle Country & Lorca in a Green Dress & Capricho. Nilo Cruz’s plays include Anna in the Tropics, for which he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His other plays … Sigue leyendo →