The Essential Ilan Stavans

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pp. 342, b/w illustrations. spine slightly sunned “Ilan Stavans is one of the foremost Latino scholars, and here his best essays are collected into one volume. From Selena and Subcomandante Marcos to Cisneros and Paz, these beautifully written pieces explore the breadth of contemporary Latino-American culture, depicting and analyzing what he calls ‘life in the hyphen’. As a Mexican Jew whose native languages are Yiddish and Spanish, Stavans writes in English to limn the tensions, contradictions, and possibilities within the complex notion of a multi-cultural identity.” paperback edition

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ISBN 0415927544
ISBN13 9780415927543
Number of pages 342
Original Title The Essential Ilan Stavans
Published Date 2000
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition First edition
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pp. 342, b/w illustrations. spine slightly sunned “Ilan Stavans is one of the foremost Latino scholars, and here his best essays are collected into one volume. From Selena and Subcomandante Marcos to Cisneros and Paz, these beautifully written pieces explore the breadth of contemporary Latino-American culture, depicting and analyzing what he calls ‘life in the hyphen’. As a Mexican Jew whose native languages are Yiddish and Spanish, Stavans writes in English to limn the tensions, contradictions, and possibilities within the complex notion of a multi-cultural identity.” paperback edition

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Weight 1 kg