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Latinx literature : a very short introduction / Frederick Luis Aldama.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Hispanic American authors--History and cricitism.
- American literature.
- American literature--Hispanic American authors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- This introduction invites readers into the richly textured, ever-evolving world of Latinx literary expression. Far from a fixed tradition, Latinx literature arises from a kaleidoscope of voices rooted in transhemispheric exchange - from pre-conquest Indigenous storytelling to Spanish colonial chronicles, to the contemporary works shaped by migration, memory, and resistance. Aldama offers an illuminating overview of the major figures, movements, and themes that have defined Latinx literature across time and place.
- Contents:
- Origins
- Movements and voices
- Between worlds
- Cartographies of language and identity
- Drama breathes, poetry speaks
- Mapping fictional worlds
- Image, word, and youth.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on July 7, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version : Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969- Latinx literature.
- ISBN:
- 9780197663790
- 0197663796
- OCLC:
- 1591394791
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000391837
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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