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In struggling to retain their cultural unity, the Mexican-American communities of the American Southwest in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have produced a significant body of literature. This text examines representative narratives--including the novel, short story, narrative verse, and autobiography--that have been excluded from the American canon.
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1 edition- Other · English · 1990University of Wisconsin Press · 250 pages · 9780299124700
History and criticismTheoryMexican American authorsIntellectual lifeMexican Americans in literatureAmerican literatureMexican AmericansNarration (Rhetoric)