The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature

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A dazzling and definitive compendium of the Latino literary tradition. This groundbreaking Norton Anthology includes the work of 201 Latino writers from Chicano Cuban- Puerto Rican- and Dominican-American traditions as well as writing from other Spanish-speaking countries. Under the general editorship of award-winning cultural critic Ilan Stavans The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature traces four centuries of writing from letters to the Spanish crown by sixteenth-century conquistadors to the cutting-edge expressions of twenty-first-century cartoonistas and artists of reggaeton. In six chronological sectionsColonization Annexation Acculturation Upheaval Into the Mainstream and Popular Traditionsit encompasses all genres featuring such writers as Jos Mart William Carlos Williams Julia Alvarez Oscar Hijuelos Cristina Garca Piri Thomas Esmeralda Santiago and Junot Daz. Twelve years in the making The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature sheds new light on "nuestra America" through a gathering of writing unprecedented in scope and vitality.