Encyclopedia of Hispanic-american Literature (Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature)

About this book

Hispanic-American literature has a venerable history but it has never been more important and popular than it is now. Containing more than 250 entries Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American Literature includes those authors and works that are an integral part of the high school and college literary canon as well as those that are historically significant or gaining a reputation in todays literary circles. Coverage includes: Isabel Allende Julia Alvarez Rudolfo Anaya Bless Me ltima Chicano literature Junot Daz Dominican-American literature El Bronx Remembered Cristina Garca Oscar Hijuelos Hispanic-American journalism How the Garca Girls Lost Their Accents The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love Jose Mart Pat Mora Nuyorican Poets Caf Richard Rodriguez and more.