Voces sin fronteras: Antologia Vintage Espanol de literatura mexicana y chicana contemporønea (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Cristina Garcia (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2007

A medida que los descendientes de inmigrantes mexicanos se han ido estableciendo por todo Estados Unidos, ha surgido una gran literatura, pero sus similaridades con la literatura de México han pasado inadvertidas. En Voces sin fronteras, la primera antología que combina la literatura de ambos lados de la frontera méxico-americana, Cristina García nos presenta un diálogo intercultural de una rica diversidad.

Voces históricas de maestros mexicanos como Carlos Fuentes, Elena Poniatowska y Juan Rulfo se entrelazan contínuamente con voces magistrales de chicanos como Sandra Cisneros, Rudolfo Anaya y Gloria Anzaldœa para formar una vibrante tela bilingüe y bicultural. El resultado es esta memorable colección de obras de ficción, ensayos y poesía que brinda una perspectiva emocionantemente nueva de nuestro continente —y de la mejor literatura contemporánea.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Esta maravillosa introducción a algunas de las voces más luminosas y esclarecedoras de las tradiciones chicana y mexicana nos ofrece un fascinante y resonante diálogo entre ambas”.
—Rafael Pérez-Torres, profesor de Literatura Americana y Estudios Chicanos, UCLA

“En una época que reduce ‘lo mexicano’ a un degradante estereotipo, esta colección de encantos literarios permitirá que los lectores aprecien la riqueza de una civilización milenaria”.
–Ilan Stavans, autor de Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language

About the Author

Cristina García was born in Havana and grew up in New York City. Her first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, was nominated for a National Book Award and has been widely translated. Ms. García has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a Hodder Fellow at Princeton University, and the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award. She lives in Napa with her daughter and husband.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Vintage (April 10, 2007)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1400077192
• ISBN-13: 978-1400077199
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #574,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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Cristina García is the author of five novels: Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, Monkey Hunting, A Handbook to Luck, and The Lady Matador's Hotel.
García has edited two anthologies, Cubanísimo: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature and Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicano/a Literature. Two works for young readers, The Dog Who Loved the Moon, and I Wanna Be Your Shoebox were published in 2008. A collection of poetry, The Lesser Tragedy of Death, was recently published by Akashic Press. Her new young adult novel, Dreams of Significant Girls, will be published in July 2011.

García's work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into a dozen languages. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers' Award, a Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University, and an NEA grant, among others. She has taught literature and writing at numerous universities and divides her time between Texas and northern New Mexico. Please visit her website at www.cristinagarcianovelist.com.