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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456673503321

Autore

Mermann-Jozwiak Elisabeth

Titolo

Conversations with Mexican American writers [[electronic resource] ] : languages and literatures in the borderlands / / Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Nancy Sullivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009

ISBN

1-282-48477-X

9786612484773

1-60473-472-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SullivanNancy <1949->

Disciplina

810.9/86872

Soggetti

Mexican American authors

Authors, American - 20th century

American literature - Mexican American authors - History and criticism

Mexican American authors - Political and social views

American literature - Mexican-American Border Region - History and criticism

Mexican Americans - Intellectual life

Mexican 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

Stories that must be told: an introduction -- The stuff that you pull out of your kischkas: conversation with Montserrat Fontes -- Braiding languages, weaving cultures: conversation with Diana Montejano -- You must be the change you wish to see in the world: conversation with Pat Mora -- Between belonging and exile: conversation with Benjamin Alire Sáenz -- Muy payasa: conversation with Sandra Cisneros -- You carry the border with you: conversation with Helena María Viramontes -- My grandmother makes the best tortillas and other stereotypes: conversation with Dagoberto Gilb -- Testimonio, reconnection, and forgiveness: conversation with Norma ElÍa Cantú -- Ay, el inglés tan bonito!: conversation with Denise Chávez.



Sommario/riassunto

Interviews with nine Mexican American authors conducted primarily in 2007.