Conversations with Mexican American writers : languages and literatures in the borderlands /

Interviews with nine Mexican American authors conducted primarily in 2007.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mermann-Jozwiak, Elisabeth
Other Authors:	Sullivan, Nancy, 1949-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2009]
Subjects:	Mexican American authors > Interviews. Authors, American > 20th century > Interviews. American literature > Mexican American authors > History and criticism. Mexican American authors > Political and social views. American literature > Mexican-American Border Region > History and criticism. Mexican Americans > Intellectual life. Mexican Americans in literature.

Table of Contents:

Stories that must be told: an introduction
The stuff that you pull out of your kischkas: conversation with Montserrat Fontes
Braiding languages, weaving cultures: conversation with Diana Montejano
You must be the change you wish to see in the world: conversation with Pat Mora
Between belonging and exile: conversation with Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Muy payasa: conversation with Sandra Cisneros
You carry the border with you: conversation with Helena María Viramontes
My grandmother makes the best tortillas and other stereotypes: conversation with Dagoberto Gilb
Testimonio, reconnection, and forgiveness: conversation with Norma ElÍa Cantú
Ay, el inglés tan bonito!: conversation with Denise Chávez.