Bibliographic Guide to Chicana and Latina Narrative

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Indexes and annotates more than 2,750 narrative works by some 600 Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, and Nuyorican women writers. There has been a dramatic increase in the amount of narrative work published by Chicana and Latina authors in the past 5 to 10 years. Nonetheless, there has been little attempt to catalog this material. This reference provides convenient access to all forms of narrative written by Chicana and Latina authors from the early 1940s through 2002. In doing so, it helps users locate these works and surveys the growth of this vast body of literature. The volume cites more than 2,750 short stories, novels, novel excerpts, and autobiographies written by some 600 Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, and Nuyorican women authors. These citations are grouped in five indexes: an author/title index, title/author index, anthology index, novel index, and autobiography index. Short annotations are provided for the anthologies, novels, and autobiographies. Thus the user who knows the title of a work can discover the author, the other works the author has written, and the anthologies in which the author's shorter pieces have been reprinted, along with information about particular works.

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Recommended. Comprehensive collections in the field.-Choice
This bibliography fills a glaring gap in this field of literary study and will be welcomed by the growing numbers of scholars researching this area. The Bibliographic Guide to Chicana and Latina Narrative is a valuable reference item for any university or college that has courses or collections on Latino literature or women's studies.-Reference Reviews
While casual readers might find it helpful to browse this book to locate works for recreational reading, the sheer comprehensiveness of this guide makes it an essential tool for students and scholars of Chicana and Latina literature.-Feminist Collections
"Recommended. Comprehensive collections in the field."-Choice
"While casual readers might find it helpful to browse this book to locate works for recreational reading, the sheer comprehensiveness of this guide makes it an essential tool for students and scholars of Chicana and Latina literature."-Feminist Collections
"This bibliography fills a glaring gap in this field of literary study and will be welcomed by the growing numbers of scholars researching this area. The Bibliographic Guide to Chicana and Latina Narrative is a valuable reference item for any university or college that has courses or collections on Latino literature or women's studies."-Reference Reviews

Author Bio

Kathy S. Leonard is Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Linguistics at Iowa State University. Her previous books include Index to Translated Short Fiction by Latin American Women in English-Language Anthologies (Greenwood, 1997).