A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales - by Marc García-Martínez & Francisco A Lomeli (Paperback)
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- Silver Medalist at the 24th International Latino Book AwardsAlejandro Morales is a pioneer of Chicana and Chicano literature and the author of groundbreaking works including The Brick People, The Rag Doll Plagues, and River of Angels.
- Author(s): Marc García-Martínez & Francisco A Lomeli
- 328 Pages
- Literary Criticism, American
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Silver Medalist at the 24th International Latino Book Awards
Alejandro Morales is a pioneer of Chicana and Chicano literature and the author of groundbreaking works including The Brick People, The Rag Doll Plagues, and River of Angels. His work, often experimental, was one of the first to depict harsh urban realities in the barrios--a break from much of the Chicana and Chicano fiction that had been published previously. Morales' relentless work has grown over the decades into a veritable menagerie of cultural testimonies, fantastic counterhistories, magical realism, challenging metanarratives, and flesh-and-blood aesthetic innovation. The fourteen essays included in this compendium examine Morales' novels and short stories. The editors also include a critical introduction; an interview between Morales, the editors, and fellow author Daniel Olivas; and a new comprehensive bibliography of Morales' writings and works about him--books, articles, book reviews, online resources, and dissertations. A Critical Collection on Alejandro Morales: Forging an Alternative Chicano Fiction is a must-read for understanding and appreciating Morales' work in particular and Chicana and Chicano literature in general.
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"Borges generatively explored how the finite could grasp the infinite--those perfect spheres and points in space that contain all the universe's points and angles of perception. Alchemical curators Marc García-Martínez and Francisco A. Lomelí show us how words that shape scholarly concepts can lead to the apprehension of the ungraspable. They put into polyversal play perfectly shaped scholarly spheres that open us to the infinitude of Alejandro Morales' multiverses and futurities."--Frederick Luis Aldama, coeditor of Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities
"This landmark collection of critical essays analyzes Alejandro Morales' works throughout the vast scope of his literary career and fully reveals the genius and the aesthetic and intellectual significance of his prolific contributions to US literature and culture broadly and Chicana and Chicano literature and culture more specifically. This volume gives Morales' work the prominent place it deserves in US literary history."--Timothy R. Libretti, contributor to Writer in Exile/Writer in Revolt: Critical Perspectives on Carlos Bulosan
"Borges generatively explored how the finite could grasp the infinite--those perfect spheres and points in space that contain all the universe's points and angles of perception. Alchemical curators Marc García-Martínez and Francisco A. Lomelí show us how words that shape scholarly concepts can lead to the apprehension of the ungraspable. They put into polyversal play perfectly shaped scholarly spheres that open us to the infinitude of Alejandro Morales' multiverses and futurities."--Frederick Luis Aldama, coeditor of Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities
"This landmark collection of critical essays analyzes Alejandro Morales' works throughout the vast scope of his literary career and fully reveals the genius and the aesthetic and intellectual significance of his prolific contributions to US literature and culture broadly and Chicana and Chicano literature and culture more specifically. This volume gives Morales' work the prominent place it deserves in US literary history."--Timothy R. Libretti, contributor to Writer in Exile/Writer in Revolt: Critical Perspectives on Carlos Bulosan