Latina and Latino voices in literature [[electronic resource] ] : lives and works / / Frances Ann Day

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455235403321
• Autore: Day Frances Ann
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2003
• ISBN: 1-282-40902-6; 9786612409028; 0-313-05851-2
• Edizione: [Updated and expanded.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 p.)
• Disciplina: 016.8109/868
• Soggetti: American literature - Hispanic American authors; Hispanic Americans - Intellectual life; Hispanic American literature (Spanish); Hispanic American authors - Biography; American literature - 20th century; Hispanic Americans in literature; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Evaluating Books for Bias; Lives and Works; Alma Flor Ada; Francisco X. Alarcón; Isabel Allende; Julia Alvarez; Rudolfo Anaya; George Ancona; Gloria Anzaldúa; Irene Beltrán-Hernández; Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; Diane Gonzales Bertrand; Alberto Blanco; María Cristina Brusca; Omar Castañeda; Ana Castillo; Denise Chávez; Sandra Cisneros; Judith Ortiz Cofer; Lulu Delacre; Cristina García; Carmen Lomas Garza; Juan Felipe Herrera; Lyll Becerra de Jenkins; Francisco Jiménez; Ofelia Dumas Lachtman; Victor Martinez; Nicholasa Mohr; Pat Mora; Michael Nava; Luis J. RodríguezEsmeralda Santiago; Gary Soto; Jan Romero Stevens; Leyla Torres; Gloria Velásquez; Victor Villaseñor; Appendixes; Title Index; Topic Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This revised edition of an award-winning resource celebrates the lives and works of 35 Latina and Latino authors who write for today's young ; readers. Expanded to include 12 additional authors, updated information on the original 23 authors profiled, and 135 new titles, this comprehensive reference tool helps teachers, librarians, and parents stay current on one of the most dynamic areas of contemporary literature. Both established and emerging voices are profiled. Personal quotes and photographs introduce each biographical essay, presenting information gathered through interviews, personal com