The Last Of The Menu Girls

Author : Denise Chávez
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307428885
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last of the Menu Girls written by Denise Chávez and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocío Esquibel is a girl growing up in a Southern New Mexico town with her mother and sister. She defines her neighborhood by its trees—the willow, the apricot and the one they call the marking-off tree. Rocio knows she was born in the closet where she and her sister now take turns looking at the picture of Jesus whose eyes light up in the dark. But at night she enters a magical realm, and in her imaginary Blue Room, she can fly. At first she is a mesmerized observer of the lives of older girls and their boyfriends, but as she finds a job at the local hospital, and discovers a passion for drama and stories, Rocio begins to make her own choices in love and work. Alive with the taste of tamales and the lyrical tang of the Esquibels’ talk, The Last of the Menu Girls becomes a rich celebration of Chicano culture, and a universal story of finding one’s way in the world.

Author : Steven R. Serafin
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826417770
Total Pages : 1340 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature written by Steven R. Serafin and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than ten years in the making, this comprehensive single-volume literary survey is for the student, scholar, and general reader. The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature represents a collaborative effort, involving 300 contributors from across the US and Canada. Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. A special feature is the topical article, of which there are 70.

Author : Deborah L. Madsen
Publisher : Pluto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780745316017
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Theory and Literary Practice written by Deborah L. Madsen and published by Pluto Press. This book was released on 2000-08-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible account of the varieties of feminist thought within the context of the key American texts including Kate Chopin, Alice Walker and Ann Beattie.

Author : David William Foster
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780815332282
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chicano/Latino Homoerotic Identities written by David William Foster and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Deborah L. Madsen
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570033797
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Contemporary Chicana Literature written by Deborah L. Madsen and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the work of six notable authors, this text reveals characteristic themes, images and stylistic devices that make contemporary Chicana writing a vibrant and innovative part of a burgeoning Latina creativity.

Author : Robyn R. Warhol
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813523897
Total Pages : 1238 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminisms written by Robyn R. Warhol and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everything you might want to know about the history and practice of feminist criticism in North America". -Feminist Bookstore News

Author : Nicolàs Kanellos
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611921632
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Literature and Art written by Nicolàs Kanellos and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Project is a national project to locate, identify, preserve and make accessible the literary contributions of U.S. Hispanics from colonial times through 1960 in what today comprises the fifty states of the United States.

Author : Julie Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317954203
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Women Short Story Writers written by Julie Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of original and classic essays examines the contributions that female authors have made to the short story. The introductory chapter discusses why genre critics have ignored works by women and why feminist scholars have ignored the short story genre. Subsequent chapters discuss early stories by such authors as Lydia Maria Child and Rose Terry Cooke. Others are devoted to the influences (race, class, sexual orientation, education) that have shaped women's short fiction through the years. Women's special stylistic, formal and thematic concerns are also discussed in this study. The final essay addresses the ways our contemporary creative-writing classes are stifling the voices of emerging young female authors. The collection includes an extensive five-part bibliography.

Author : Alfred Bendixen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119685648
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the American Short Story written by Alfred Bendixen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Laurie Champion
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031307643X
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers written by Laurie Champion and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-11-30 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American women writers have long been creating an extraordinarily diverse and vital body of fiction, particularly in the decades since World War II. Recent authors have benefited from the struggles of their predecessors, who broke through barriers that denied women opportunities for self-expression. This reference highlights American women writers who continue to build upon the formerly male-dominated canon. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for more than 60 American women writers of diverse ethnicity who wrote or published their most significant fiction after World War II. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes:^L^DBLA brief biography^L^DBLA discussion of major works and themes^^DBLA survey of the writer's critical reception^L^DBLA bibliography of primary and secondary sources