ABSTRACT

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. The aim of this book is to approach Latino fiction from a wider perspective, and to cross the standard critical boundaries between Latino groups in order to focus upon the literary language of a collection of complicated novels and stories.

part Section I|65 pages

The Literary Context

chapter Chapter One|34 pages

The Narrative Techniques of the Border

chapter Chapter Two|31 pages

The “Magic” of Influence upon Latino Narrative

part Section II|71 pages

The Languages of the Borderlands

chapter Chapter Three|35 pages

Latino Voices and “English con Salsa” 1

chapter Chapter Four|35 pages

Dreams and Betrayals: Latinos between Worlds

part Section III|51 pages

The Cultures and the Carnival

chapter Chapter Five|21 pages

Carnival and the “department store called america” 1

chapter Chapter Six|29 pages

“Flowers of the Dead:” The Latino Quest for Ancestors