Permissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino/a Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780814254417)

In his groundbreaking new study, Permissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino/a Literature, Christopher Gonz疝ez examines the difficulties Latina/o writers face in writing beyond the narrow expectations of U.S. readership in the stories they tell. Gonz疝ez argues that a constrained conception of the possibilities of storytelling by and about Latinos diminishes the development and progression of narrative form. Through an examination of Latina/o writers against the a priori mode of engaging with nonethnic literature in the United States, Gonz疝ez explores the limitations and challenges Latina/o authors have confronted via the shaping power of their narratives to reach a sustainable audience.

Bringing together cultural critique, memory, narratology, cognition, and comprehension, Gonz疝ez examines Latina/o authors-such as Oscar "Zeta" Acosta, Gloria Anzald俉, Piri Thomas, Giannina Braschi, Gilbert Hernandez, Sandra Cisneros, and Junot D僘z-investigating how they successfully, and sometimes unsuccessfully, use the expansive canvas of narrative form to capture the imaginations of an open-minded readership. Permissible Narratives highlights both the inequitable accessibility of narrative devices and, crucially, the daring of Latina/o authors to nurture a readership to afford the same literary deference to them that is so often afforded to white, male, straight authors.


Author: Christopher Gonz疝ez
ISBN-10: 0814254411
ISBN-13: 9780814254417
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/05/2017
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d