The Latino Reader: An American Literary Tradition from 1542 to the Present
The compilers, scholars who have studied and written about the Latino population in the United States, have put together an anthology of literary works dealing with the panorama of Latino writings in the United States. The selections range widely, from Cabeza de Vaca's 1542 description of the South to recent excerpts from Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican American authors. The collection is primarily literary though it does include some historical, autobiographical, and essay excerpts. It offers what would be expected in this type of anthology, with an occasional surprise, such as an excerpt from John Rechy's novel City of Night. Readers will be primarily college and university students, but this will also be of value to smaller public libraries with limited Latino collections. [Editor Augenbraum is a longtime LJ reviewer.?Ed.]?Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Uta.-?Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UtahCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.