Latin@ Rising by Matthew David Goodwin (Editor)
English | 2017 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | 2 MB
Latin@ Rising is the first anthology of science fiction and fantasy written by Latinos/as living in the United States. The book gives an overview to the field of Latino/a speculative literature, showing the great variety of stories being told by Latino/a writers. Fifty years ago the Latin American “Boom” introduced magical realism to the world; Latin@ Rising is the literature that has risen from the explosion that gave us García Márquez, Jorge Amado, Carlos Fuentes and others. The 21st century writers and artists of Latin@ Rising help us to imagine a Latino/a past, present, and future which have not been whitewashed by mainstream perspectives. Contrary to the popular perception, Latino/a Literature is not just magical realism and social realist protest literature–it also contains much speculative fiction. By showing the actual breadth of genres being used by Latino/a authors, Latin@ Rising will help extend the boundaries of the Latino/a literature canon.
Contains:
Kathleen Alcalá: “The Road to Nyer”
Pablo Brescia: “Code 51”
Pedro Zagitt: “Uninformed”
Pedro Zagitt: “Circular Photography”
Sabrina Vourvoulias: “Sin Embargo”
Daína Chaviano: “Accursed Lineage”
ADÁL: “Coconauts in Space”
Ana Castillo: “Cowboy Medium”
Ernest Hogan: “Flying under the Texas Radar with Paco and Los Freetails”
Junot Díaz: “Monstro”
Richie Narvaez: “Room for Rent”
Edmundo Paz-Soldán: “Artificial”
Steve Castro: “Through the Right Ventricle”
Steve Castro: “Two Unique Souls”
Alex Hernandez: “Caridad”
Carmen Maria Machado: “Difficult at Parties”
Giannina Braschi: “Death of a Businessman”
Giannina Braschi: “Burial of the Sardine”
Carlos Hernandez: “Entanglements”
Alejandra Sanchez: “The Drain”
Daniel José Older: “Red Feather and Bone”
Carl Marcum: “A Science Fiction”
Carl Marcum: “SciFi-ku”
Marcos Santiago Gonsalez: “Traditions”