{"product_id":"permissible-narratives-christopher-gonzzalez-9780814213506","title":"Permissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino\/A Literature","description":"In his groundbreaking new study, \u003ci\u003ePermissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino\/a Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, Christopher González examines the difficulties Latina\/o writers face in writing beyond the narrow expectations of U.S. readership in the stories they tell. González 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 \u003ci\u003ea priori\u003c\/i\u003e mode of engaging with nonethnic literature in the United States, González explores the limitations and challenges Latina\/o authors have confronted via the shaping power of their narratives to reach a sustainable audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together cultural critique, memory, narratology, cognition, and comprehension, González examines Latina\/o authors-such as Oscar \"Zeta\" Acosta, Gloria Anzaldúa, Piri Thomas, Giannina Braschi, Gilbert Hernandez, Sandra Cisneros, and Junot Díaz-investigating how they successfully, and sometimes unsuccessfully, use the expansive canvas of narrative form to capture the imaginations of an open-minded readership. \u003ci\u003ePermissible Narratives \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher González\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814213502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814213506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Christopher González","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48435702006015,"sku":"9780814213506","price":137.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5dbf0df-de0e-499b-b91c-4a5127a947af.jpg?v=1777152132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/permissible-narratives-christopher-gonzzalez-9780814213506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}