Chicano literature

[Kevin Dellit <kdellit@TRIPATH.COLOSYS.NET>]

Happy Cinco de Mayo.
As we are looking for books to order for next year,
consider some multicultural selections.

In an interview in the Denver Post, author Rudolfo Anaya mentions several
of his favorite writers of "Chicano literature" which blends some native
North American stories with those from Mexico and Spain.  Some of the writers
he admires:  Montserrat Fontes, Denise Chavez, and Demetria Martinez

Others mentioned in the article: Manuel Ramos (mysteries), Sandra
Cisneros, Tomas Rivera,, and Pino Villanueva.

Native American writers who touch similar themes include: the late
Michael Dorris, Greg Sarris, Leslie Marmon Silko, Susan Power, and Aaron
Carr.

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Kevin Dellit
kdellit@colosys.net

Media Specialist
Hayden High School
Hayden, Colorado  81639
970-276-3761