Cuentos Chicanos: A Short Story Anthology (Revised) - Softcover

Rudolfo A Anaya (author) & Antonio Maarquez (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826307728 ISBN 13: 9780826307729

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1984

Synopsis

The twenty-one stories in this collection typify the phenomenal growth Chicano literature has undergone during the past two decades. The stories range from those complex narratives, from depictions of a childlike innocence to world-weary knowledge, from accounts of migrant life to middle-class anxieties, and from celebrations of the family to explorations of the supernatural. No central theme or point of view unites the stories; rather there emerges in each a personal aesthetic vision. Students of literature and creative writing as well as specialists in contemporary politics and social change will find this anthology especially rich reading. Included are such established authors as Rudolfo A. Anaya, E. A. Mares, and Bruce-Novoa along with the best of the emerging new writers including Denise Ch vez and Mario Suarez.

About this title

About the Author:

Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. Anaya was presented with the National Medal of Arts for literature in 2001 and his novel Alburquerque (the city's original Spanish spelling) won the PEN Center West Award for Fiction. He has also received the Premio Quinto Sol, the national Chicano literary award, the American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation, the Mexican Medal of Friendship from the Mexican Consulate, and the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.

Synopsis:

Gathers stories about a writer visiting Mexico, an hermaphrodite, conversations at the barbershop, a woman's exhibitionist son, a girl's search for her natural father, and a series of suicide attempts.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0826307728
• ISBN 13: 9780826307729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186