Latino Heretics
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1573660779 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 215 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Garcia, Stephen Gutierrez, MacArthur Fellow Luis Alfaro, as well as scriptwriter Rick Najera, join the voices of newcomers and never-before-released work of the late Castaneda.Every entry catches the High Style of new thoughts, new forms, and killer prose that simultaneously sabotages the politics of the English and Spanglish languages. Dedicated to the memory of the late Omar Castaneda, this collection of radical writings crosses the boundary of that which cannot be said.The work of Omar Castaneda epitomized the new era of Latino writing that combined heart and art: hyper-arte and hyper-corazon. This writing brings together art and politics, and unites the best of several possible worlds under the Latino canopy of multi-multi-culturalism, an exponential-culturalism.. This anthology fulfills his vision of a collection of fiction and cross-genre prose by contemporary Latino/a writers on "unspeakable" topics.These works upset and disturb the gentlemans agreement upon which some of the current politics of Latino identity are precariously based. These works also attain a new level of craft, a high style of writing to topple the current politics of aesthetics that threaten to oppress all writers.New pieces by Judith Ortiz Cofer, Lionel G
Latino Heretics works hard at giving us clear glimpses into very original voices. They want power over words- to define "Latino" in their own terms, for instance- and they want words to overpower them.Untamed and roiling, Latino Heretics is a fine introduction to many unfamiliar writers. The beauty of this volume, and this is where Tony Diaz has a great ear and eye for finding talent, is the new voices he's included. Diaz brings together a new collection of thought-provoking fiction. -- The Tallahassee Democrat, Virgil Suarez, October 10, 1999The "Latino heretics," whose short works are collected here, live along the borders of language between Spanish and English, poetry and pr
"More mind expanding fiction" according to Tony Ruiz. Tony Diaz is really making a name for himself as a pioneer in the new way of thinking about Latino Literature. The stories in this anthology come at you from angles and styles I suspect most readers did not expect. Nothing is sacred in this book, which is the point. Even his own style is