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1.

Little Havana Blues: A Cuban-American Literature Anthology » Read Now
by Delia Poey, Virgil Suarez. 444 pgs.

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This landmark first anthology of Cuban-American literature is a medley of voices-narrators, essayists and poets-staking their claim on part of the American literary mosaic with Pulitzer Prizes and other awards in hand. An introduction and bibliography by the editors accompany the selections.
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New Immigrant Literatures in the United States: A Sourcebook to Our Multicultural Literary Heritage (Chap. 11 "Cuban-American Literature") » Read Now
by Alpana Sharma Knippling. 390 pgs.

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During the last 50 years, writers from immigrant groups have greatly enriched American literature. This reference overviews immigrant literatures in the United States since World War II. Previously underrepresented immigrant literatures, such as Pakistani-American, Korean-American, and...
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During the last 50 years, writers from immigrant groups have greatly enriched American literature. This reference overviews immigrant literatures in the United States since World War II. Previously underrepresented immigrant literatures, such as Pakistani-American, Korean-American, and Mexican-American literatures, are given special attention, and contributors discuss women's writing whenever possible. Each chapter provides a thorough historical and critical discussion and extensive bibliographical information.
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Cuban American Theater » Read Now
by Rodolfo J. Cortina. 280 pgs.

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This landmark collection of plays by the leading figures in Cuban American drama is the first of its kind, a truly historical and groundbreaking document.
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Tropics of History: Cuba Imagined » Read Now
by Alan West. 220 pgs.

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This study offers a unique perspective in interpreting the cultural politics of Cuba's complex history through an exploration of the country's literature. The book introduces readers to some of Cuba's most eminent and engaging voices by examining some of the historical tropes put forth by major...
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This study offers a unique perspective in interpreting the cultural politics of Cuba's complex history through an exploration of the country's literature. The book introduces readers to some of Cuba's most eminent and engaging voices by examining some of the historical tropes put forth by major writers. Drawing on an array of interpretive approaches from mythopoetic analysis to phenomenology, West addresses the work of Nancy Morejon, Alejo Carpentier, Virgilio Pinera, Dulce Maria Loynaz, Jose Lezama Lima, and Severo Sarduy. This poetic look at Cuba's rich and turbulent history through the eyes of its writers will be of interest to students and scholars of Latin American history and culture.
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Displacements and Autobiography in Cuban-American Fiction, in World Literature Today » Read Now
by Isabel Alvarez-Borland. 6 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...felt by the Cuban-American writer regarding...the novel is literature, since Saavedras...translatability of these Cuban-American autobiographies...works of literature are...
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U.S. Latino Literature: A Critical Guide for Students and Teachers (Chap. 9 "Teaching Oscar Hijuelos' Our House in the Last World" and Chap. 15 "Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban: The Contested Domains of Politics, Family and History") » Read Now
by Harold Augenbraum, Margarite Fernandez Olmos. 216 pgs.

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In the past ten years, literature by U.S. Latinos has gained an extraordinary public currency and has engendered a great deal of interest among educators. Because of the increase in numbers of Latinos in their classrooms, teachers have recognized the benefits of including works by such important...
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In the past ten years, literature by U.S. Latinos has gained an extraordinary public currency and has engendered a great deal of interest among educators. Because of the increase in numbers of Latinos in their classrooms, teachers have recognized the benefits of including works by such important writers as Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, and Rudolfo Anaya in the curriculum. Without a guide, introducing courses on U.S. Latino literature or integrating individual works into the general courses on American Literature can be difficult for the uninitiated. While some critical sources for students and teachers are available, none are dedicated exclusively to this important body of writing. To fill the gap, the editors of this volume commissioned prominent scholars in the field to write 18 essays that focus on using U.S. Latino literature in the classroom. The selection of the subject texts was developed in conjunction with secondary school teachers who took part in the editors' course. This resultant volume focuses on major works that are appropriate for high school and undergraduate study including Judith Ortiz Cofer's The Latin Deli, Piri Thomas' Down These Mean Streets, and Cisneros' The House on Mango Street.
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Latino Literature in America (Chap. 5 "The Fiction of Cristina Garcia: Dreaming in Cuban (1992) and The Aguero Sisters (1997)" and Chap. 6 "The Fiction of Oscar Hijuelos: The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (1989)" ) » Read Now
by Bridget Kevane. 151 pgs.

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There is growing awareness of the tremendous impact Latino writers have had on the recent literary scene, yet not all readers have the background to fully appreciate the merits and meanings of works like House on Mango Street, Line of the Sun, Bless Me Ultima, and In the Time of Butterflies...
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There is growing awareness of the tremendous impact Latino writers have had on the recent literary scene, yet not all readers have the background to fully appreciate the merits and meanings of works like House on Mango Street, Line of the Sun, Bless Me Ultima, and In the Time of Butterflies. Offering analysis of their most important, popular, and frequently assigned fictional works, this book surveys the contributions of eight notable Latino writers: Julia Alvarez, Rodolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Junot Diaz, Christina Garcia, Oscar Hijuelos, Ortiz Cofer, and Ernesto Quinonez.
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Back to the Future: Mothers, Languages, and Homes in Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban, in World Literature Today » Read Now
by Rocio G. Davis. 9 pgs.

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...within the field of ethnic literature. In Dreaming in Cuban...Displacements and Autobiography in Cuban-American Fiction." WLT 68 :1 ( Winter...Ethnic Identity in Recent...
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Saddling La Gringa: Gatekeeping in Literature by Contemporary Latina Writers (Chap. 2 "Cristina Garcia, Dreaming in Cuban") » Read Now
by Phillipa Kafka. 157 pgs.

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Latina writers are often sensitive to the discrimination faced by Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Latinas are additionally oppressed because of their gender--because they are women, they hold a subordinate position in Latino culture. This book gives special attention to the role of female...
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Latina writers are often sensitive to the discrimination faced by Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Latinas are additionally oppressed because of their gender--because they are women, they hold a subordinate position in Latino culture. This book gives special attention to the role of female cultural "gatekeepers" in novels by contemporary Latina writers. These gatekeepers enforce and perpetuate patriarchal cultural constraints onto future generations of Latinas. The book begins by examining Judith Ortiz Cofer's Silent Dancing, a work which clearly illustrates the role of gatekeepers in perpetuating gendered power relations. It then turns to the works of Christina Garcia, Julia Alvarez, Rosario Ferre, and Magali Garcia Ramis.
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Searching for Recognition: The Promotion of Latin American Literature in the United States (Chap. 3 "The Plumed Horn/El Corno Emplumado: The Spell of Cuba in the 1960s") » Read Now
by Irene Rostagno. 162 pgs.

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...In the last 50 years, Latin American literature has become one of the primary focuses of U.S. intellectual attention. This behind-the-scenes account focuses on the efforts...
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The Sounds of Silence: Remembering and Creating in Margarita Engle's "Singing to Cuba," in MELUS » Read Now
by Gisele M. Requena. 11 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library
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Vision Machines: Cinema, Literature, and Sexuality in Spain and Cuba, 1983-93 » Read Now
by Paul Julian Smith. 180 pgs.

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...Tony Mason VISION MACHINES Cinema, Literature and Sexuality in Spain and Cuba, 1983-93...Paul Julian. Vision machines : cinema, literature, and sexuality in Spain and...