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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Part of a new phase of post-1960s U.S. Latino literature, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz and Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros both engage in unique networks of paratexts that center on the performance of latinidad. Here, Ellen McCracken re-envisions Gérard Genette's paratexts for the present day, arguing that the Internet increases the range, authorship, and reach of the paratextual portals and that they constitute a key element of the creative process of Latino literary production in 21st century America. This smart and useful book examines how both novelists interact with the interplay of populist and hegemonic multiculturalism and allows new points of entry into these novels.
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Authors and Affiliations
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University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Ellen McCracken
About the author
Ellen McCracken is Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, specializing in U.S. Latino and Latin American literature. Her books include: Decoding Women's Magazines, New Latina Narrative, and The Life and Writing of Fray Angélico Chávez, winner of a Southwest Book Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Paratexts and Performance in the Novels of Junot Díaz and Sandra Cisneros
Authors: Ellen McCracken
Series Title: Literatures of the Americas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137603609
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60261-9Published: 15 December 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60360-9Published: 30 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-601X
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6028
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 138
Topics: Latin American Culture, Twentieth-Century Literature, North American Literature, Literary Theory