Puerto Rican Voices in English: Interviews with Writers

Carmen D. Hern?ndez

ISBN 10: 0275958108 / ISBN 13: 9780275958107

Published by Praeger (UK), 1997

About this Item

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. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• 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

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

CARMEN DOLORES HERNÁNDEZ is a literary critic for El Nuevo Día, 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.