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Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Retrospect gathers fifteen essays by
noted scholars in the fields of Latin American literature,
politics, and theater. The volume offers broad overviews of the
Colombian author's total body of work, along with closer looks at
some of his acknowledged masterpieces. The Nobel laureate's
cultural contexts and influences, his variety of themes, and his
formidable legacy (Hispanic, U.S., world-wide) all come up for
consideration. New readings of One Hundred Years of Solitude are
further complemented by fresh, stimulating, highly detailed
examinations of his later novels (Chronicle of a Death Foretold,
The General in His Labyrinth, Of Love and Other Demons) and stories
(Strange Pilgrims). Further attention is focused on "Gabo's" labors
as journalist and as memoirist (Living to Tell the Tale), and to
his sometime relationships with the cinema and the stage. Reactions
to his enormous stature on the part of younger writers, including
recent signs of backlash, are also given thoughtful scrutiny.
Feminist and ecocritical interpretations, plus lively discussions
of Gabo's artful use of humor, character's names, and even cuisine,
are to be found here as well. In the wake of Garcia Marquez's
passing away in 2014, this collection of essays serves as a fitting
tribute to one of the world's greatest literary figures of the
twentieth century.
The Foundling: Journey of a Street Child is a story about both
tragedy and triumph. It shows how although life for a child might
start off hard, cold and present obstacles seemingly
insurmountable, good health and happiness can ultimately still be
obtained. On a deeper level, it is an intimate look at some of the
darkest times in the life of one abandoned and neglected child who
turned to the streets for survival, to meet his basic human needs.
Unlike most contemporary writings on this subject though, this
incredible story not only makes clear the criminal activities and
dysfunctional life styles bred in the belly of an urban underworld,
it demonstrates how his street smarts and well honed survival
skills took one boy, literally, from the park bench to Park Avenue.
The Foundling is a fantastic story of how one child's commitment to
live, by any means necessary, eventually led him to a very
successful and fullfilled work and family life. This qualification
can only be told by him since its based on his true life history:
as a young boy running from an unfair, insensitive and callous
foster care system; and teenager looking for love and acceptance in
all the wrong places; to a young man finding true freedom and joy
in life beyond his wildest imagination.
The Foundling: Journey of a Street Child is a story about both
tragedy and triumph. It shows how although life for a child might
start off hard, cold and present obstacles seemingly
insurmountable, good health and happiness can ultimately still be
obtained. On a deeper level, it is an intimate look at some of the
darkest times in the life of one abandoned and neglected child who
turned to the streets for survival, to meet his basic human needs.
Unlike most contemporary writings on this subject though, this
incredible story not only makes clear the criminal activities and
dysfunctional life styles bred in the belly of an urban underworld,
it demonstrates how his street smarts and well honed survival
skills took one boy, literally, from the park bench to Park Avenue.
The Foundling is a fantastic story of how one child's commitment to
live, by any means necessary, eventually led him to a very
successful and fullfilled work and family life. This qualification
can only be told by him since its based on his true life history:
as a young boy running from an unfair, insensitive and callous
foster care system; and teenager looking for love and acceptance in
all the wrong places; to a young man finding true freedom and joy
in life beyond his wildest imagination.
Based on ethnographic work in Latino centers in San Antonio, Los
Angeles, New York, San Jose, and Watsonville, Califonia, this study
looks at the process of Latino "cultural citizenship". Chapters
detail acts of cultural affirmation in various community activities
and concerns.
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