Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. In Mexico, cuentos de fantasma are a popular form of literature that combines fantasy, folktales, and pulp fiction. FANTASMAS is the first selection of such stories, and it features nineteen new stories by well-known and emerging Mexican American authors. In her introduction, Kathleen AlcalAA distinguishes these stories from those by Latin American magical realists, and discusses how a new generation of Mexican American writers has infused the folktales of the past with a sense of irony, ...
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Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. In Mexico, cuentos de fantasma are a popular form of literature that combines fantasy, folktales, and pulp fiction. FANTASMAS is the first selection of such stories, and it features nineteen new stories by well-known and emerging Mexican American authors. In her introduction, Kathleen AlcalAA distinguishes these stories from those by Latin American magical realists, and discusses how a new generation of Mexican American writers has infused the folktales of the past with a sense of irony, humor, and belief. Other contributors include Luna CalderAA[n, Brandt JesAAs Cooper, RubA[a???An Degollado, Elena DAAaz Bj"rkquist, Guadalupe GarcAAa MontaAAo, Lucrecia Guerrero, Stephen D. GutiA[a???Arrez, Gary G. HernAA ndez, Kelley JAA cquez, Karleen Pendleton JimA[a???Anez, Rob Johnson, Jacquie Moody, Daniel A. Olivas, Torie Olson, Stephanie R. Reyes, David Rice, RenA[a???A SaldaAAa, Jr., Carmen Tafolla, and Elva TreviAAo Hart.
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