Entry without inspection : a writer's life in El Norte / Cecile Pineda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pineda, Cecile, author.

Series:

Crux (Athens, Ga.)

Crux : the Georgia series in literary nonfiction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pineda, Cecile.

Women authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Women authors, American.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

219 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Cecile Pineda-award-winning novelist, memoirist, theater director, performer, activist-felt rootlessness throughout much of her life. Her father was an undocumented Mexican immigrant; her mother a French-speaking immigrant from Switzerland. Pineda, born in New York City, felt culturally disconnected from both of her parents, while also ill at ease in U.S. culture. In her life, we see the strange intersection of immigrant politics, troubles with ethnic identity, and the instability of family ties. In Entry without Introspection, Pineda brings it all together, reconciling her past (much of which she had to piece together from vague memories and parental clues) while tracing how she formed her own identity through prose and theater in the absence of known roots. But as Pineda discovers, her life story doesn't belong solely to her but is interwoven with those of her families, whether biological or chosen, and of the world around her. Because of this, Pineda's memoir features parallel stories, that of her life running alongside and being informed by those of other immigrants. Pineda traces her story while also documenting the work of the first whistleblower to reveal an immigrant death in detention, in 2009, with the storylines converging to reveal the lasting effects of U.S. immigration policy. She explores the ripple effect of these policies over generations, revealing the shocking truths of marginalization and deportation. Pineda exposes both the cultural losses and the traumatic aftereffects of misguided U.S. immigration policy. Entry without Inspection is thus a truly American story in all its historical and emotional complexity, one in which personal ethics and political commentary are necessarily and inextricably interwoven"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. QUESTIONS

Prologue

1. Secrets

Day One

2. Screen Doors

Day Two

3. Freedom

Day Three

II. THE WAY TO ART

4. Divorcing Mom and Dad

5. Marking Time: Bottle Washer

6. Chief Cook

Day Tour

7. San Francisco Story

Day five

8. Strike

Day Six

9. Theatre of Man

10. Invitation to a Threesomes

Day Seven

11. Zigzagging with Goya

III. MAKING WORDS

12. Consultation with a Sibyl

13. Writing with the Body

Day Eight

IV. GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THINGS

14. Through the Looking Glass

Day Nine

15. Facing It

16. Summoning the Diamond Boss

Day Ten

17. Last Things.

ISBN:

9780820358468

0820358460

OCLC:

1143623323