The Latino Reader: An American Literary Tradition from 1542 to the Present
The Latino Reader is the first anthology to present the full history of this important American literary tradition, from the mid-sixteenth century to the present day. Selections include works of history, memoirs, letters, and essays, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. Adding to the importance of the volume are several selections from rare and little-known texts that have been translated into English for the first time.
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The Latino Reader is the first anthology to present the full history of this important American literary tradition, from the mid-sixteenth century to the present day. Selections include works of history, memoirs, letters, and essays, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. Adding to the importance of the volume are several selections from rare and little-known texts that have been translated into English for the first time.Library JournalThe compilers, scholars who have studied and written about the Latino population in the United States, have put together an anthology of literary works dealing with the panorama of Latino writings in the United States. The selections range widely, from Cabeza de Vaca's 1542 description of the South to recent excerpts from Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican American authors. The collection is primarily literary though it does include some historical, autobiographical, and essay excerpts. It offers what would be expected in this type of anthology, with an occasional surprise, such as an excerpt from John Rechy's novel City of Night. Readers will be primarily college and university students, but this will also be of value to smaller public libraries with limited Latino collections. [Editor Augenbraum is a longtime LJ reviewer.-Ed.]-Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah
Introduction: An American Literary TraditionEditor's NoteAlvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca4The Account [1542/1555]5Inca, Garcilaso de la Vega17Florida [1605]18Gaspar Perez de Villagra22The History of New Mexico [1610]23Fray Mathias Saenz de San Antonio33Lord, If the Shepherd Does Not Hear [1724]34Unknown Author42The Comanches [ca. 1780]43Francisco Palou56The Historic Account of the Life and Apostolic Work of the Venerable Fray Junipero Serra [1787]57Jose Maria Heredia66Niagara [1824]67Eulalia Perez71An Old Woman Remembers [1877]72Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton80The Squatter and the Don [1885]81Jose Marti98A Vindication of Cuba [1889]99Simple Verses [1891]105Pachin Marin108New York from Within [1892]108In the Album of an Unknown Woman [1892]112Improvisation [1892]113Eusebio Chacon114The Son of the Storm [1892]114Unknown Author132The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez [ca. 1901]133Leonor Villegas de Magnon141The Rebel [ca. 1920]142William Carlos Williams155To Elsie [1923]156All the Fancy Things [1927]158Arthur A. Schomburg159Jose Campeche 1752-1809 [1934]160Bernardo Vega165Memoirs of Bernardo Vega [ca. 1944]166Josephina Niggli173Mexican Village [1945]174Mario Suarez201Cuco Goes to a Party [1947]202Julia de Burgos208Returning [1947]209Farewell in Welfare Island [1953]210Cleofas Jaramillo211Romance of a Little Village Girl [1955]212Pedro Juan Soto220God in Harlem [1956]221Jose Antonio Villarreal236Pocho [1959]237Americo Paredes248The Hammon and the Beans [1963]248John Rechy253City of Night [1963]254Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales265I Am Joaquin [1967]266Piri Thomas279Down These Mean Streets [1967]280Victor Hernandez Cruz285Today Is a Day of Great Joy [1969]286African Things [1973]287Alurista287el maguey en su desierto [1971]288must be the season of the witch [1971]289to be fathers once again [1971]289Tomas Rivera290...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him [1971]291Rudolfo Anaya295Bless Me, Ultima [1972]296Oscar "Zeta" Acosta307The Revolt of the Cockroach People [1973]308Nicholasa Mohr317Nilda [1973]318Pedro Pietri328Puerto Rican Obituary [1973]329Miguel Pinero337Short Eyes [1974]338A Lower East Side Poem [1980]349Dolores Prida351Beautiful Senoritas [1977]352Luis Valdez364Zoot Suit [1978]365Tato Laviera378My Graduation Speech [1979]379AmeRican [1985]380Sandra Maria Esteves382From the Commonwealth [1979]383A la Mujer Borrinquena [1980]384Lourdes Casal385For Ana Veldford [1981]385Lorna Dee Cervantes
\ From the Publisher"Anthologies of Latino literature abound, and rightly so, but most focus on contemporary authors. Augenbraum and Olmos dig deeper, tracing the roots of this vibrant literary tradition all the way back to the mid-sixteenth century. They have selected strikingly effective works of history, memoirs, letters, essays, poetry, drama, and fiction, including texts translated into English for the first time, creating a broad range of voices and perspectives. The volume begins with Alva Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's Account, a chronicle of a disastrous 1527 expedition in the Southwest that is emblematic of all encounters between Spanish conquistadores and the indigenous peoples of the Americas. This powerful piece serves as the anthology's overture, and establishes Latino literature's key cultural and political themes. Other compelling and enlightening offerings include works by William Carlos Williams, a poet whose Puerto Rican heritage has rarely been considered integral to his poetic innovations; novelist John Rechy; Cleofas Jaramillo, a descendent of hispano pioneers; and a host of remarkable Latino writers prominent in decades past but overlooked in recent compilations." Booklist, ALA\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalThe compilers, scholars who have studied and written about the Latino population in the United States, have put together an anthology of literary works dealing with the panorama of Latino writings in the United States. The selections range widely, from Cabeza de Vaca's 1542 description of the South to recent excerpts from Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican American authors. The collection is primarily literary though it does include some historical, autobiographical, and essay excerpts. It offers what would be expected in this type of anthology, with an occasional surprise, such as an excerpt from John Rechy's novel City of Night. Readers will be primarily college and university students, but this will also be of value to smaller public libraries with limited Latino collections. [Editor Augenbraum is a longtime LJ reviewer.-Ed.]-Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah\ \
