Alfredo Véa's Narrative Trilogy : Studies on la Maravilla, the Silver Cloud Café, and Gods Go Begging / Roberto Cantú.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cantú, Roberto, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--History and criticism.

American literature.

Véa, Alfredo, 1952-.

Véa, Alfredo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

With the publication of La Maravilla (1993), Alfredo Véa entered the world of letters in full possession of his craft as a novelist, blending narrative fiction and engaging anecdotes with allusions to art (music, paintings, poetry) and autobiography (e.g., his tour of duty in Vietnam), written in the poetry and prose of the world with penetrating reflections on America (as an ideal), and the United States (as a country). Véa's narrative trilogy was recognized for its attention to language, ingenious conception at the level of plot and theme, and broad reflections on American society, its history (politics, art, religion, the entertainment industry), and its role as a world power in the twentieth century, specifically during the Vietnam war. Although recognized as a writer of great intuition and exceptional creativity, until now, no book-length study has been written on Alfredo Véa as a novelist. In this book, each one of the novels in the trilogy is analyzed and interpreted from an interdisciplinary perspective and with the general reader in mind, as well as college and university professors and students of US and world literatures.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

La Maravilla

Part One

1. On Being and Becoming

2. A Leap Out of the Mundane

Excursus I

3. Like Am'rous Birds of Prey

Part Two

Excursus II

4. The Yaqui Way

5. The Fugue of Our Mixed Bloods

The Silver Cloud Café

1. The Bewitching Luster of Violence

2. The Mundane Riddle of this Place

3. Think Rare Thoughts

4. Injured by the Burden of Light

5. Freedom that is Shared Becomes Liberty

Gods Go Begging

Celebrate the Forgotten

I. San Francisco, 1996

II. Vietnam, 1967-1968

III. San Francisco, 1996

IV. Vietnam-Hong Kong, 1968-1973

V. Alexandria, Louisiana, 1978

VI. San Francisco, 1996

Works Cited.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Cantú, Roberto Alfredo Véa's Narrative Trilogy

ISBN:

9781527528673

1527528677

OCLC:

1394120574