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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778421903321

Autore

Day Frances Ann

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2003

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-67704-5

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

American literature - 20th century

Hispanic American authors

Hispanic American literature (Spanish)

Hispanic Americans in literature

Hispanic Americans - Intellectual life

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