A Critical Collection On Alejandro Morales

Author : Marc García-Martínez
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826363105
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales written by Marc García-Martínez and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alejandro Morales is a pioneer of Chicana and Chicano literature and the author of groundbreaking works including The Brick People, The Rag Doll Plagues, and River of Angels. His work, often experimental, was one of the first to depict harsh urban realities in the barrios—a break from much of the Chicana and Chicano fiction that had been published previously. Morales’ relentless work has grown over the decades into a veritable menagerie of cultural testimonies, fantastic counterhistories, magical realism, challenging metanarratives, and flesh-and-blood aesthetic innovation. The fourteen essays included in this compendium examine Morales’ novels and short stories. The editors also include a critical introduction; an interview between Morales, the editors, and fellow author Daniel Olivas; and a new comprehensive bibliography of Morales’ writings and works about him—books, articles, book reviews, online resources, and dissertations. A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales: Forging an Alternative Chicano Fiction is a must-read for understanding and appreciating Morales’ work in particular and Chicana and Chicano literature in general.

Author : Alejandro Morales
Publisher : Arte Público Press
ISBN 13 : 1611928710
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Nation and Other Stories  written by Alejandro Morales and published by Arte Público Press. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I’m sick of you punks,” Micaela said. “And I’m warning you now. I’m going to get you for that murder!” In the title story, the Latino community in East L.A. suffers horrible gang-related violence, and the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl is the last straw for Micaela Clemencia, a local teacher. With the help of other women in the neighborhood, Micaela keeps her promise to punish the murderer. And much to the dismay of the police and other city officials, the women take control of the barrio, their “little nation.” While some characters face a violent world driven by greed, others long for a sense of belonging or a place to call their own. In “Mama Concha,” a grandmother shares her ancient wisdom with her grandson, teaching him to appreciate the land and the fruits and vegetables she grows. In “The Gardens of Versailles,” a home with beautiful gardens is a local favorite, until it stands in the way of “progress” that will benefit the entire community. And in “Prickles,” an artist who is a grotesque oddity because of the thorny tumors that sprout all over his body develops a special, unusual relationship with the Virgin of Guadalupe. Alejandro Morales returns to his native Southern California community of Montebello in four of these five stories that examine identity and injustice. Originally written in Spanish, this compelling collection contains Adam Spires’ English translation of these thought-provoking stories, in which Morales explores the Chicano community’s marginalization and search for a space to call its own.

Author : Alejandro Morales
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0615186211
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alejandro Morales: Collected Plays written by Alejandro Morales and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three provocative plays by Cuban-American dramatist Alejandro Morales. Mixing gothic horror, humor and Lorquian homages, this collection is a bold look at new US Latino drama's possibilities. Prefaced by interview with award-winning playwright Caridad Svich

Author : José Antonio Gurpegui Palacios
Publisher : Bilingual Review Press (AZ)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alejandro Morales written by José Antonio Gurpegui Palacios and published by Bilingual Review Press (AZ). This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection reviews the work of Chicano writer Alejandro Morales, whose novel Caras viejas y vino nuevo, is generally recognized as one of the classics of Chicano literature. The contributors are Jose Antonio Gurpegui, Maria Herrera-Sobek, Luis Leal, Francisco A. Lomeli, Antonio C. Marquez, Manuel M. Martin-Rodriguez, Alejandro Morales, Jesus Rosales, and Karen S. Van Hooft.

Author : Marc García-Martínez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938537998
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Flesh and Blood Aesthetics of Alejandro Morales written by Marc García-Martínez and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive critical engagement with the work of Chicano author Alejandro Morales. Marc Garcia-Martinez's critical interrogation of Morales's work is dynamic, powerful, and timely; it promises to contribute to American literary studies in deep and profound ways.

Author : Alejandro Morales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611928662
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Nation and Other Stories written by Alejandro Morales and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm sick of you punks," Micaela said. "And I'm warning you now. I'm going to get you for that murder!" In the title story, the Latino community in East L.A. suffers horrible gang-related violence. Children are killed in the crossfire and young people use and sell drugs. But the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl is the last straw for Micaela Clemencia, a local teacher. With the help of other women in the neighborhood, Micaela keeps her promise to punish the murderer. And much to the dismay of the police and other city officials, the women take control of the barrio, their "little nation."While some characters face a violent world driven by greed, others long for a sense of belonging or a place to call their own. In "Mama Concha," a grandmother shares her ancient wisdom with her grandson, teaching him to appreciate the land and the fruits and vegetables she grows. In "The Gardens of Versailles," a home with beautiful gardens is a local favorite, until it stands in the way of "progress" that will benefit the entire community. And in "Prickles," an artist who is a grotesque oddity because of the thorny tumors that sprout all over his body develops a special, unusual relationship with the Virgin of Guadalupe.Alejandro Morales returns to his native Southern California community of Montebello in four of these five stories. Originally written in Spanish, this volume includes the first-ever English translation of these thought-provoking stories, in which Morales explores the Chicano community's marginalization and search for a space to call its own.

Author : Alejandro Morales
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611922561
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rag Doll Plagues written by Alejandro Morales and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious plague is decimating the population of colonial Mexico. One of His MajestyÍs highest physicians is dispatched from Spain to bring the latest advances in medical science to the backward peoples of the New World capital. Here begins the cyclical tale of man battling the unknown, of science confronting the eternally indifferent forces of nature. Morales takes us on a trip through ancient and future civilizations, through exotic but all-too-familiar cultures, to a final confrontation with our own ethics and world views. In later chapters, the colonial physician finds his successors as they once again engage in life or death struggles, attempting to balance their own hopes, desires and loves with the good society and the state. Book II of the novel takes place in modern-day southern California, and Book III in a futuristic technocratic confederation known as Lamex. In the tradition of Latin American born novelist, Alejandro Morales is one of the finest representatives of magic realism in the English language. In The Rag Doll Plagues, Morales creates a many layered fictional world, taking us on an entertaining and thought-provoking safari thorough lands, times, peoples and ideas never before encountered or presented in this manner. But ultimately, this valuable trip leads to a reacquaintance with our own society and its moral vision.

Author : Marc García-Martínez
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN 13 : 0826363091
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales written by Marc García-Martínez and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourteen essays included in this compendium examine Morales' novels and short stories.

Author : José Garza
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Turbulence as Reflected in Alejandro Morales' Novelistic Techniques written by José Garza and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Francisco A. Lomelí
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chican@ Literary Imagination written by Francisco A. Lomelí and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: