{"product_id":"daughters-of-latin-america-an-international-anthology-of-writing-by-latine-women-9780063052574","title":"Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Full of heart and wisdom, \u003cem\u003eDaughters of Latin America\u003c\/em\u003e sheds a brilliant light on Latine and Caribbean women writers across time, space, languages, and genres.\"--\u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world--from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist\/poet Cecilia Vicu?a--gathered in one magnificent volume.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaughters of Latin America\u003c\/em\u003e collects the intergenerational literary voices of Latine women across time and space, capturing the power, strength, and creativity of these visionary writers, leaders, scholars, and activists--including 24 Indigenous voices. Several authors featured are translated into English for the first time. Grammy, National Book Award, Cervantes, and Pulitzer Prize winners as well as a Nobel Laureate and the next generation of literary voices are among the stars of this essential collection, women whose work inspires and transforms us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eclectic and inclusive time capsule spanning centuries, genres, and geographical and linguistic diversity, \u003cem\u003eDaughters of Latin America\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into 13 sections representing the 13 holy moons, each cycle honoring a different theme. Within its pages are poems from U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Lim?n; lyric essays from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegr?a Hudes, and Guggenheim Fellow Maryse Cond?; rousing speeches from U.S. Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, and Lencan Indigenous land and water protector Berta Caceres; and a transcendent Mazatec chant from shaman and poet Mar?a Sabina testifying to the power of language as a cure, which opens the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a collection of writings, \u003cem\u003eDaughters of Latin America\u003c\/em\u003e is a resurrection of ancestral literary inheritance as well as a celebration of the rising voices encouraged and nurtured by those who came before them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to those mentioned above, contributors include Elizabeth Acevedo, Julia Alvarez, Albalucia Angel, Marie Arana, Ruth Behar, Gioconda Belli, Miluska Benavides, Carmen Bouollosa, Giannina Braschi, Norma Cant?, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Angie Cruz, Edwidge Danticat, Julia de Burgos, Lila Downs, Laura Esquivel, Concei??o Evaristo, Mayra Santos Febres, Sara Gallardo, Cristina Rivera Garza, Reyna Grande, Sonia Gui?asaca, Georgina Herrera, Mar?a Hinojosa, Claudia Salazar Jimenez, Jamaica Kincaid, Mar?a Clara Sharupi Jua, Amada Libertad, Josefina L?pez, Gabriela Mistral, Celeste Mohammed, Cherri? Moraga, Angela Morales, Nancy Morej?n, Ana?s Nin, Achy Obejas, Alejandra Pizarnik, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Elena Poniatowska, Laura Restrepo, Ivelisse Rodriguez, Mikeas S?nchez, Esmeralda Santiago, Rita Laura Segato, Ana Mar?a Shua, Natalia Toledo, Julia Wong, Elisabet Velasquez, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Helena Mar?a Viramontes, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuzman, Sandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Guzm?n\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer, editor, and documentary filmmaker. She was the interviewer and a producer of the film \u003cem\u003eToni Morrison: The Pieces I Am\u003c\/em\u003e, a critically acclaimed film about the art and life of her literary mentor. She is the author of the nonfiction feminist book \u003cem\u003eThe New Latina's Bible.\u003c\/em\u003e Her work explores identity, land, memory, race, sexuality, spirituality, culture, and gender. She was editor of \u003cem\u003eLatina \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHeart \u0026amp; Soul\u003c\/em\u003e magazines. Her essays have been anthologized and her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eAudubon\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEl Diario La Prensa\u003c\/em\u003e and on PBS, Netflix, HBO, NBC News, CNN, and Telemundo, among other media outlets. 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