This work presents portraits of 14 of the most prominent Puerto Rican writers living in the United States and offers them a chance to speak directly about their lives and their literary tradition. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392. . 1997. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Puerto Rican Voices in English: Interviews with Writers
Publisher: Praeger (UK)
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0275958108
ISBN 13: 9780275958107
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Puerto Rican writers living in the United States and writing in English find themselves astride two cultures, two languages, and two ways of looking at life. They also find two sets of prejudice: racial, cultural, and linguistic bias in the United States; and rejection from Puerto Rican society. In this vibrant collection of interviews, Hernandez presents portraits of 14 of the most prominent Puerto Rican writers living in the United States and offers the first chance for them to speak directly about their lives and their literary tradition. Taken as a whole, the diverse experiences of these writers provide an insight into the effects of early displacement from a national culture, and how perceived prejudice and hostility can breed, in turn, either violence and hate, or a wish to excel and to communicate.

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CARMEN DOLORES HERN�NDEZ is a literary critic for El Nuevo D�a, San Juan's largest newspaper. She earned a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Puerto Rico where she has taught. She is author of two books in Spanish.

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