A survey of the novels of Ana Castillo, a contemporary Mexican American writer
Subtitle: the Mixquiahuala Letters, Sapogonia, So far from God, Give it to me, Peel my love like an onion, and the Guardians
By: Michele Shaul ; With a Foreword by Kathryn Quinn-Sanchez
Contributors: Quinn-Sánchez, Kathryn, writer of foreword
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9781495504662
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: "The book studies the strategy of Castillo and analyzes her works to dismantle the binary pairings -- healthy vs. physically impaired; educated vs. ignorant, and rich vs. poor showing that no matter what type of body (or spirit), skin color, or gender you inhabit, every individual has intrinsic worth, every life matters."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Castillo's prose novels; title: The Mixquiahuala Letters; title: Sapogonia: an anti-romance in 3/8 meter; title: So far from God; title: Give it to me; title: Cultural balance: Peel my love like an onion; title: Life on the border: the guardians; title: Conclusion.