Gaze of the Outsider/Insider: US Latino Authors Writing of Latin America

Authors

Amrita Das, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2011

Abstract

A growing number of US Latino authors—born or raised primarily in the United States— are finding new locales for their narratives, which draw attention to serious socio-political problems of these countries. These countries happen to be either their birth country or their parents’ native homeland. This article is a preliminary observation of an exciting new area of literature based on the texts of three US Latino authors, namely Julia Alvarez, Achy Obejas, and Daniel Alarcón. Furthermore, it is a study of the possible ramifications of such a body of literature—both its problems and positive effects.

Volume

13

First Page

159

Last Page

167

ISSN

1553-3018

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Das, Amrita. "Gaze of the Outsider/Insider: US Latino Authors Writing of Latin America." Hipertexto 13 (2011): 159-167.