{"product_id":"9781609405243","title":"Latin@ Rising an Anthology of Latin@ Science Fiction and Fantasy","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatin@ Rising\u003c\/i\u003e is the first anthology of science fiction and fantasy written by Latinos\/as living in the United States. The 22 authors and artists included in this anthology come from all over the U.S. and from eight different national traditions. They include well-known creators like Kathleen Alcalá, Pablo Brescia, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Ana Castillo, Junot Díaz, Richie Narvaez, Giannina Braschi, and Daniel José Older; they also include new voices, well worth hearing. The book gives an overview to the field of Latino\/a speculative, 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;\u003ci\u003e Latin@ Rising\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eLatin@ Rising\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eLatin@ Rising \u003c\/i\u003ewill help extend the boundaries of the Latino\/a literature canon. Latin@ Rising demonstrates the value of speculative fiction for the Latino\/a community: it gives Latinos\/as a vital means for imagining a past and a future in which they play a pivotal role, and it constitutes a narrative of the effects of technology on the Latino\/a community. The book shows how the richness of the speculative genres provide U.S. Latinos\/as with a unique medium to discuss issues of colonialism, migration, and the experience of being bicultural.","brand":"Wings Press TX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041739522288,"sku":"9781609405243","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609405243_p0.jpg?v=1763835187","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609405243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}