La novela Bless me, Ultima inspiró a toda una generación de autores mexicanoamericanos en los años 70.
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Colombian-American journalist Silvana Paternostro’s new book on Gabriel García Márquez uses oral histories of friends, acquaintances, admirers, and colleagues of the legendary journalist and author to construct a portrait of the man behind the iconic works of “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” “Love in the Time of Cholera,” and more.
En su nuevo libro, Eileen Truax explora cómo, al contrario de lo que muchos piensan, Estados Unidos “ya ha construido el muro”, que mantiene a los solicitantes de asilo fuera del sistema de inmigración.
In her new book, Eileen Truax explores how, contrary to popular perception that the question is still up for debate, the U.S. has already “built the wall,” keeping asylum seekers out through the immigration system itself.
En su poemario, "Por si me muero mañana", Albor Ruiz lleva a la lírica sus experiencias vitales, desde su natal isla de Cuba hasta su ciudad adoptiva de Nueva York. “Sepan todos que Cuba me reclama...”, advierte el escritor neuyorquino, evocando a su natal Cárdenas en verso de postrimero.
In his newly-published book of poetry, "In case I die tomorrow," Albor Ruiz gives voice to his journeys from his hometown of Cárdenas, Cuba, to the streets of New York City, in Manhattan.
The author of “We Built the Wall” will talk about her latest book, reporting on immigration, and more at events at both Temple University and AL DÍA News.
Nine short stories make up "Canciones para el Incendio" (Songs for the Fire).
These audiobooks are expected to increase readership.
La autora cubanoamericana Alexandra Díaz ofrece una ventana al viaje migratorio de niños desde América Central con su novela, ‘The Only Road’.
Cuban-American author Alexandra Diaz provides a window into the migrant journey of children from Central America with her award-winning novel for middle grades, “The Only Road.”
Janet N. Gold arrived in Honduras for the first time in 1971 to teach at the American School. She new almost nothing about the country. Forty years later, she has published a new book about modern Honduran literature.
This summer, take some time to appreciate a classic novel by Tomás Rivera about the migrant worker experience through the eyes of a Mexican American boy.
A pesar de haber sido escrito hace más de 40 años, este clásico de la literatura chicana sigue reflejando el deseo de superación de los inmigrantes latinos recién llegados a los Estados Unidos.
"We need for men to start creating their own narrative, for them to start discussing machismo amongst themselves," said author and activist Lydia Cacho.
In "La Tribu," the young Cuban writer Carlos Manuel Álvarez portrays the period from the thaw of relations with the United States to the death of Fidel Castro. In "Our Woman in Havana," the former U.S. ambassador defends the rapprochement between Cuba and the U.S.
En ‘La tribu’, el joven escritor cubano Carlos Manuel Álvarez retrata el periodo que va desde el deshielo de relaciones con Estados Unidos hasta la muerte de Fidel Castro. En 'Our Woman in Havana', la exembajadora estadounidense defiende el acercamiento entre Cuba y los EE.UU.
In her latest book, California reporter Lauren Markham tells the odyssey of twins Ernesto and Raúl Flores, who fled violence in El Salvador and crossed the border alone to reach the United States.
En su libro más reciente, la reportera de California Lauren Markham cuenta la odisea de Ernesto y Raúl Flores, dos gemelos menores de edad que huyeron de la violencia de El Salvador y cruzaron solos la frontera hasta llegar a los Estados Unidos.
A third-generation Mexican American, Francisco Cantú decided to join the US Border Patrol to better understand the reality of the US-Mexico border. The result is a powerful book about the horrors suffered by Mexican migrants.
Nieto de inmigrantes mexicanos, Francisco Cantú decidió hacerse agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza paraacercarse a la realidad de los inmigrantes que cruzan cada día la frontera. Después publicó un libro para contar al mundo lo que vio.
The award-winning author Junot Diaz has been accused of sexual abuse and has assumed its consequences, but many academics warn that there is a risk of perpetuating the stigmatization of Latinos as "rapists."
El laureado autor Junot Díaz ha sido acusado de abuso sexual y ha asumido sus consecuencias, pero muchos académicos advierten que se corre el riesgo de perpetuar la estigmatización de los Latinos como “violadores”.
Rosalie Morales Kearns, a writer of Puerto Rican and Pennsylvania Dutch descent, is the founder of Shade Mountain Press, a new small press whose focus is literary fiction by women. In her latest novel, "Kingdom of Women," the main character is a female Roman Catholic priest.
La nueva novela de Rosalie Morales Kearns, autora y editora feminista, descendiente de puertorriqueños y holandeses de Pensilvania, tiene como protagonista una mujer cura católica.
El autor de New Jersey, de ascendencia colombiana, vuelve a sorprender a los lectores con una novela sobre futbol, herencias y pequeñas historias humanas que tienen como escenario en común el municipio de Paterson, N.J.
