Scenes from La Cuenca de Los Angeles Y Otros Natural Disasters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780299235246)

This is a rarity in contemporary writing, a truly bilingual enterprise, as in Susana Ch疱ez-Silverman's previous memoir, Killer Cricas. Ch疱ez-Silverman switches between English and Spanish, creating alinguistic mestizaje that is still a surprise encounter in the world of letters today, and the author forms one of a small but growing band of writers to embrace bilingualism as a literary force. Also like Killer Cricas, each chapter in Scenes from la Cuenca de Los Angeles is a "crica," a vignette that began as intimate diary entries and e-mails and letters to lovers, friends, and ghosts from the past. These episodic chapters follow the Ch疱ez-Silverman's personal history, from California to South Africa and Australia and back, from unfathomable loss to deeply felt joy. Readers drawn into this witty book will confront their own conceptions of boundaries, borders, languages, memories, and spaces. Honorable Mention, Best Biography in Spanish or Bilingual, International Latino Book Awards

Author: Susana Ch疱ez-Silverman
ISBN-10: 0299235246
ISBN-13: 9780299235246
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.12w x 0.43d

Review Citation(s):
Criticas 05/01/2010 pg. 1
Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 46