Monthly Archives: December 2011
Resolutions for the New Year
Hey, happy new year! Today is the day set aside to recover from last night, watch football and make resolutions. I’ve got a few of my own for my blog. 2011 was a great year for Latino literature but, with … Continue reading
Filed under Features
Book review: Maria Dueñas’s “The Time in Between”
In Maria Dueñas’s novel, The Time in Between, Sira Quiroga goes from humble dressmaker to World War II spy in just a few years. The transformation is a mostly fascinating and sometimes frustrating tale. The book begins in 1935 in … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Books, Book Reviews, Fiction
Happy birthday, Manuel Puig!
The Argentine author was born on this day in 1932 and died in Mexico in 1990. His 1976 novel, Kiss of the Spider Woman, may be one of the most famous pieces of Latino literature of the last 50 years. … Continue reading
Filed under Classic Authors
Happy Birthday, Juan Ramón Jiménez!
The Spanish poet was born Christmas Eve in 1881 and died in 1958. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956, one of only a dozen Latinos to earn that honor. He was born in Moguer i Andalusia, Spain, … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Sandra Cisneros!
Sandra Cisneros, arguably the most popular Hispanic writer in the United States, turns 57 years old today. Cisneros has won acclaim for her stories and poems that depict the Latina experience in America. The House on Mango Street, which follows … Continue reading
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At the theater: Quiara Alegria Hudes’s “26 Miles”
“At the Theater” is a new feature in which I will check out plays by Latino authors. The article is intended to be a look at the author’s work and not a review of the theatrical production – so no … Continue reading
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‘Tis the season: Christmas books for children
Children are a big reason for celebrating Christmas. If you want to add some books to their stockings, here’s a good list (definitely not definitive) of Latino-themed reads about the holidays: • The Night of Las Posadas, a 1999 book … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Books, Culture
