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Watercolor Women Opaque Men - A Novel in Verse (Paperback, New edition)
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Watercolor Women Opaque Men - A Novel in Verse (Paperback, New edition)
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2006 Independent Publisher Book Award for Story Teller of the Year
In this updated edition of Ana Castillo's celebrated novel in
verse, featuring a new introduction by Poet Laureate of Texas
Carmen Tafolla, we revisit the story's spirited heroine, known only
as "Ella" or "She," as she takes us through her own epic journey of
self-actualization as an artist and a woman. With a remarkable
combination of tenderness, lyricism, wicked humor, and biting
satire, Castillo dramatizes Ella's struggle through poverty as a
Chicano single mother at the threshold of the twenty-first century,
fighting for upward mobility while trying to raise her son to be
independent and self-sufficient. Urged on by the gods of the
ancients, Ella's life interweaves with those of others whose
existences are often neglected, even denied, by society's status
quo. Castillo's strong rhythmic voice and exploration of such
issues as love, sexual orientation, and cultural identity will
resonate with readers today as much as they did upon the book's
original publication more than ten years ago. This expanded edition
also includes a short preface by the author, as well as a glossary,
a reader's guide, and a list of additional suggested readings.
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