Watercolor Women Opaque Men: A Novel in Verse

ISBN-13: 9780810135109 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 312 str.

Ana Castillo; Carmen Tafolla

Opis

2006 Independent Publisher Book Award for Story Teller of the Year
In this updated edition of Ana Castillo s celebrated novel in verse, featuring a new introduction by Poet Laureate of Texas Carmen Tafolla, we revisit the story s spirited heroine, known only as Ella or She, as she takes us through her own epic journey of self-actualization as an artist and a woman. With a remarkable combination of tenderness, lyricism, wicked humor, and biting satire, Castillo dramatizes Ella s struggle through poverty as a Chicano single mother at the threshold of the twenty-first century, fighting for upward mobility while trying to raise her son to be independent and self-sufficient. Urged on by the gods of the ancients, Ella s life interweaves with those of others whose existences are often neglected, even denied, by society s status quo. Castillo s strong rhythmic voice and exploration of such issues as love, sexual orientation, and cultural identity will resonate with readers today as much as they did upon the book s original publication more than ten years ago. This expanded edition also includes a short preface by the author, as well as a glossary, a reader s guide, and a list of additional suggested readings.
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