Critical Mappings of Arturo Islas's Narrative Fictions
Critical Mappings of Arturo Islas's Narrative Fictions brings together 17 essays & interviews that enrich understanding of Arturo Islas's life and work.
Frederick Luis Aldama. Editor.
Critical Mappings of Arturo Islas's Narrative Fictions brings together 17 essays and interviews that enrich our understanding of one of our most important authors of contemporary Chicano/a letters. The late Arturo Islas wrote three novels including The Rain God and Migrant Souls, as well as many short stories. For much of his career, his work was rejected by the worlds of both mainstream and Chicano literature because of its experimental style and themes that focus on Chicanos learning to negotiate borders between nations, races, gendersand sexualities. This combination of early and recent essays explores his work, addressing issues of technique, publishing in a prejudiced marketplace, and borderland racial and sexual identity.
Critical Mappings of Arturo Islas's Narrative Fictions brings together 17 essays and interviews that enrich our understanding of one of our most important authors of contemporary Chicano/a letters. The late Arturo Islas wrote three novels including The Rain God and Migrant Souls, as well as many short stories. For much of his career, his work was rejected by the worlds of both mainstream and Chicano literature because of its experimental style and themes that focus on Chicanos learning to negotiate borders between nations, races, gendersand sexualities. This combination of early and recent essays explores his work, addressing issues of technique, publishing in a prejudiced marketplace, and borderland racial and sexual identity.