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A dazzling and definitive compendium of the Latino literary tradition. This groundbreaking Anthology includes the work of 201 Latino writers from Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Dominican-American traditions, as well as writing from other Spanish-speaking countries. Under the general editorship of award-winning cultural critic Ilan Stavans, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature traces four centuries of writing, from letters to the Spanish crown by sixteenth-century conquistadors to the cutting-edge expressions of twenty-first-century cartoonistas and artists of reggaetn. In six chronological sections -- Colonization, Annexation, Acculturation, Upheaval, Into the Mainstream, and Popular Traditions -- the anthology encompasses diverse genres, and it features writers such as Jos Mart, William Carlos Williams, Julia Alvarez, Oscar Hijuelos, Cristina Garca, Piri Thomas, Esmeralda Santiago, and Junot Daz. Thirteen years in the making, The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature sheds new light on "nuestra Amrica" through a gathering of writing unprecedented in scope and vitality.



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Ilan Stavans

Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. An award-winning writer and public television host, his books include and . A native of Mexico City, he lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.



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