{"product_id":"permissible-narratives-the-promise-of-latinoa-literature-9780814213506","title":"Permissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino\/a Literature","description":"In his groundbreaking new study, \u003ci\u003ePermissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino\/a Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, Christopher González examines the difficulties Latina\/o writers face in writing beyond the narrow expectations of U.S. readership in the stories they tell. González argues that a constrained conception of the possibilities of storytelling by and about Latinos diminishes the development and progression of narrative form. Through an examination of Latina\/o writers against the \u003ci\u003ea priori\u003c\/i\u003e mode of engaging with nonethnic literature in the United States, González explores the limitations and challenges Latina\/o authors have confronted via the shaping power of their narratives to reach a sustainable audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together cultural critique, memory, narratology, cognition, and comprehension, González examines Latina\/o authors-such as Oscar \"Zeta\" Acosta, Gloria Anzaldúa, Piri Thomas, Giannina Braschi, Gilbert Hernandez, Sandra Cisneros, and Junot Díaz-investigating how they successfully, and sometimes unsuccessfully, use the expansive canvas of narrative form to capture the imaginations of an open-minded readership. \u003ci\u003ePermissible Narratives \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights both the inequitable accessibility of narrative devices and, crucially, the daring of Latina\/o authors to nurture a readership to afford the same literary deference to them that is so often afforded to white, male, straight authors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher González\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814213506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristopher González is Assistant Professor of English and Associate Dean of the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts at Texas A\u0026amp;M University-Commerce. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eReading Junot Díaz\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40180668530803,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":119.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_38fa5ce0-6b66-47ad-84d2-da44fb18e6d3.jpg?v=1655471712","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/permissible-narratives-the-promise-of-latinoa-literature-9780814213506","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}