Under the Pomegranate Tree
Subtitle: The Best New Latino Erotica
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: September 1996
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780671898236
Subjects: Sexuality In Literature; General; Hispanic American Literature; Fiction; Fiction - Adult; Translations into English; Spanish American literature; Erotica; Erotic literature, Spanish American; 20th century; Erotic literature, Hispanic American (Spanish)
Description: Sensual, diverse, and electrifying, the first major collection of Latino erotica redefines our perceptions of Latin American and U.S. Latino writers. By turns suggestive and explicit, Under the Pomegranate Tree is woven within a framework of fantasies, dreams, and memory. Brought together from a wide-ranging group of contributors, the stories, essays, and poems in this rich anthology emerge as a vibrant force for breaking social barriers and capturing our collective imaginations.

The themes are varied and colorful, from first sexual experiences to love with a stranger, from relationships without roots to heterosexual and homosexual love, from international politics to the new roles of Latino men and Latina women. The styles, from vivid storytelling to magical realism, mirror the historical, religious, and political influences that have shaped Latino writing for centuries.