A dazzling and definitive compendium of the Latino literary tradition.
This groundbreaking Norton Anthology includes the work of 201 Latino writers from Chicano, Cuban-, Puerto Rican-, and Dominican-American traditions, as well as writing from other Spanish-speaking countries. Under the general editorship of award-winning cultural critic Ilan Stavans, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature traces four centuries of writing, from letters to the Spanish crown by sixteenth-century conquistadors to the cutting-edge expressions of twenty-first-century cartoonistas and artists of reggaeton. In six chronological sections—Colonization, Annexation, Acculturation, Upheaval, Into the Mainstream, and Popular Traditions—it encompasses all genres, featuring such writers as José Martí, William Carlos Williams, Julia Alvarez, Oscar Hijuelos, Cristina García, Piri Thomas, Esmeralda Santiago, and Junot Díaz. Twelve years in the making, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature sheds new light on "nuestra America" through a gathering of writing unprecedented in scope and vitality.
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*Starred Review* As we go through yet another time of questioning what it means to be American, the Latino community is thriving. This beautifully clarifying keystone anthology, therefore, couldn’t be more timely in its illumination of the full Latino spectrum in exceptional literature rooted in Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and Dominican American cultures, as well in other Spanish-speaking countries. Prolific and versatile Stavans and his fellow editors have gathered a glorious chorus of 201 voices spanning five centuries and diverse traditions. Stavans lays the groundwork: “First, at its core, Latino literature is about the tension between double attachments to place, to language, and to identity.” Stavans and company subsequently track the interaction between Hispanic and Anglo perspectives as they succinctly yet vividly cover the historical and political events that have shaped and fueled Latino writing both reportorial and imaginative. With a great array of writers celebrated and too little known, and invaluable supporting materials, this grand and affecting treasury of culturally rich and aesthetically dynamic poems, fiction, drama, letters, diaries, and essays illuminates every aspect of Latino life. While the great poet José Martí writes of “weapons of the mind, which vanquish all others,” journalist Rubén Martínez begins his chronicle of the Mexican-U.S. border with a sentence laced with profound implications: “I am close to the line.” --Donna Seaman
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“Ilan Stavans has spread a feast of Latino literature before us. It promises to educate, inspire and change us. Just as the South American literary "boom" of the '60s enriched our literature beyond measure, the recognition of Latino literature promises to open our minds and our hearts to the Spanish language literature being made all around us. This book is a cause for celebration.” (Erica Jong )
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By texirican
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This carefully crafted collection of Latino literature goes a long way toward validating the lives and experiences of so many men and women who have been deemed invisible or 'declasse' by American society. The depth and breath of information is wonderful, opening up new avenues to latino readers. Mr. Stavans, bien hecho!
A grateful reader/teacher
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great anthology, except that it's missing our most famous Latina writer
May 19, 2013
By violetcherry
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Everything in the anthology is great; I even like that it has an especially good rhyme by the rap group, Cypress Hill. However, how that could be included and not one work by Sandra Cisneros be included is beyond me. That was a HUGE mistake by the editor Ilan Stavans. His bias is unacceptable.
9 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Silverfish
Format:Hardcover
How can I hand out five stars for a book I haven't read? Because I listened to an hourlong discussion with one of the editors, Ilan Stavans. This book sounds a classic. Don't miss the discussion and some very seductive readings from the anthology! It's available on streaming audio at Public Radio's "On Point" and by podcast.
The collection takes in writings from the 16th century up to just about the day before yesterday, and from Central and South America, through the Caribbean, and includes and contemporary Hispanic writers born in and/or living in the US. This is a book I'm really looking forward to.
The interview/discussion is easy to find at WBUR's "On Point" -- here: [...]
The collection takes in writings from the 16th century up to just about the day before yesterday, and from Central and South America, through the Caribbean, and includes and contemporary Hispanic writers born in and/or living in the US. This is a book I'm really looking forward to.
The interview/discussion is easy to find at WBUR's "On Point" -- here: [...]
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